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Such heedfulness may be one of the things that Americans would like most from the U.S. banking system.

From Time Magazine Archive

One should avoid fear by heedfulness, and pride by waiting upon the wise.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Giving up lust and wrath and pride, the king should, acting with heedfulness, continually watch for the laches of his foes.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Another source of anxiety was saved to him; viz., constant heedfulness as to the working of the interlacement of his lines—i. e., their running, as it were, under and over one another.

From An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. by Wyatt, Matthew Digby

Then Cedric spoke again, his words being pronounced with the same slow heedfulness with which the Lord of Gilroy had uttered his threat a moment since.

From Cedric, the Forester by Marshall, Bernard Gay