What is the proper usage of the phrase "due diligence"?
A lawyer referring to the process of investigating a potential merger/investment might say:. We need to perform due diligence.. There is also business buzzword of "due diligence", derived from the legal meaning to mean the level of care/attention that one would reasonably be expected to take in this situation. In my (American) experience, this is commonly used in the business world as an idiom:
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