Both Uses
diligent
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The Ultimate Gift
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- ...he was actually going about his task with more energy and diligence than I had expected.
Chpt 6 *diligence = hard work and care
- In any event, I am passing it on to you, and if you will be diligent in the beginning, before long it will simply become a natural part of your life, like breathing.†
Chpt 12
Definitions:
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(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.