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China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.
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All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun.
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In addition to conscientious UV protection, Hall recommends that patients with aging skin prioritize hydration and skin-barrier support.
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After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959.
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Eliminate the constant replays to create punctilious correctness.
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Rick is tightly scheduled, punctilious to a fault, endowed with verbal wit that gently but firmly shapes and smooths social interactions.
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Rather than requiring a painstaking assemblage of clips of five or ten seconds long, as most tools offer, OpenArt’s Director allows users to put together a film as long as five minutes.
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Especially impressive is this newly reborn five-star hotel, which has been lovingly restored to its Belle Epoque glory over a painstaking two-year process.
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The vibe — from dining space to website to packaging — feels more attentive to branding than pizza.
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An attentive defender, Mikheyev was once a prominent member of a Leafs third line with Pierre Engvall and David Kämpf that swallowed up defensive-zone draws against tough competition in the playoffs.
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Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
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Sketches, photographs lost in a fire Norman Rockwell was known for using meticulous detail to draw out a range of human emotions in his vignettes of everyday life.
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Berkeley adopted a more cautious approach.
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The data also points to a more cautious approach to automation than much of the AI industry’s messaging might suggest.
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When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
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“Nonnegligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnegligent. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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