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duly

/ˈduli/ adverb C1
  1. In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly. · The citizen's concern was duly noted in the meeting minutes.
  2. Regularly; at the proper time.
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“I cannot inform you, but you will be duly acquainted with the reasons that have rendered such a step necessary at the preliminary examination.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 31 · C1
When all this was done, and the army disciplined, and the herald Mouse had duly proclaimed war by challenging the Weasels, the newly chosen generals bound their heads with straws, that they might be more conspicuous to all their troops.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 38 · B2
Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 1 · B2
de Blacas had duly forwarded the brevet.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 119 · C1

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