Both Uses
diligent
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The Sun Also Rises
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- Outside under the window were some carts and an old diligence, the wood of the roof cracked and split by the weather.†
Book 2.12 *diligence = hard work and care
- A goat hopped up on one of the carts and then to the roof of the diligence.†
Book 2.12
Definitions:
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(1)
(diligent as in: she is diligent) working carefully and steadily with effort and attention to detail
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More specifically in law, diligence or due diligence refers to the care or attention expected by the law in doing something such as fulfilling the terms of a contract.
More rarely, but sometimes seen in classic literature, a diligence is a public stagecoach.