industriousness

noun

Definition of industriousnessnext
as in diligence
attentive and persistent effort she did twice as much work as anyone else through sheer industriousness

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  1. diligence
  2. persistence
  3. industry
  4. assiduity
  5. effort
Noun
  • Dear Eric: Our son received a seven-figure insurance settlement due to our diligence in getting him the best medical care our insurance would afford and a great lawyer.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This season, the show's diligence over several social media controversies, including Tyler Francis' paternity bombshell, came under scrutiny by fans Comments Warning: this post contains spoilers from the Love Is Blind season 7 reunion.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of diligence
Noun
  • The persistence of Marxist ideology — coupled with China’s growing influence in the region — has long had a pernicious effect on the Americas, affording power to bad actors and eroding regional security.
    Christine Balling, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
  • More From Newsweek Vault: Rates Are Still High for These High-Yield Savings Accounts Others praised the grandma for her wholesome persistence and took her side.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of persistence
Noun
  • When he was arrested, police found a gun and a silencer, a handwritten document that refers to the health care industry and a notebook, officials have said.
    Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The industry also faces the possibility that Trump will follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada, where all three Detroit automakers have factories in Mexico and Canada.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of industry
Noun
  • These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.
    Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Lee is hardly the first biographer to be wooed by the allure of her subject; to risk being squashed by the weight of her research; or to concede that, despite her assiduity, much will elude her grasp.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
Definition of assiduity
Noun
  • During the regular 2023 legislative session and in several special sessions that followed, Abbott pushed mightily for legislation to establish a school voucher system but his efforts died in the House amid the stubborn opposition of Democrats and a handful of Republicans.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Germans were upset that one of the network’s cameras was showing that German sharpshooters had taken positions on the roof above the hostages, threatening to thwart a rescue effort.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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