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dutifully

[doo-tuh-flee, dyoo-] / ˈdu tə fli, ˈdju- /




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He dutifully stuffs the bills into the slot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

For the uninitiated, the forgetful or the significant others who will dutifully sit along and watch, here’s a primer to catch you up to speed:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

That musical’s writer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, penned the songs for the 2016 film alongside Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina; dutifully reprised here, they remain basically persuasive works of Disney pop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

He was declared a “Patron Saint of Quarantine,” courtesy of a viral negroni he dutifully made for his wife.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

Ulysses climbed into the shoe box, and Flora dutifully lowered the lid on his small face.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo


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