punctiliousness

noun

Definition of punctiliousnessnext
as in responsibility

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  1. responsibility
  2. vigilance
  3. mindfulness
  4. effort
  5. concentration
Noun
  • The fires may be a natural disaster but responsibility for the way this catastrophe unfolded and caused unprecedented damage and suffering belongs to them.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Transitioning from an individual team member to a leader requires adopting new responsibilities, cultivating relationships and guiding teams toward achieving organizational goals.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of responsibility
Noun
  • Educate and Empower Employees: Internal vigilance can be a company’s first line of defense.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • While the public health risk remains low, experts agree that vigilance, research and preventive measures are essential to mitigating the potential dangers of H5N1.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of vigilance
Noun
  • That can include taking short walks, eating a healthy diet, deep breathing or other mindfulness practices, and trying to get at least seven hours of sleep when possible.3 Seek professional help.
    Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Those who've embraced the cold water craze — be that in a frigid lake, the ocean, or an ice bath — frequently describe powerful, even transformative effects on their state of mind and sense of wellbeing: mindfulness, mental strength, alertness, exhilaration are other advantages added to the list.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of mindfulness
Noun
  • TikTok mounted a last-ditch effort at the Supreme Court on Friday meant to stop a ban of the app set to take effect within days -- but the platform's arguments may have landed with a thud.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Protecting those at-risk people from severe effects of respiratory illness and norovirus requires a group effort, said Mohammed Raja, MD, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
    John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of effort
Noun
  • In 2024, that meant record levels of water vapor in the atmosphere, with concentrations exceeding the 1991 to 2020 average by 5%.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
  • His recovery pace can save him from any lapses in concentration, too.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of concentration
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