close reading

Example Sentences

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But a few sharp traders who bet on an anti-cartel ground operation ended up winning, thanks to a close reading of Polymarket’s rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Pacino is the only one he hasn’t worked with, though he came close, reading for “Author! Author!” with Pacino at the Regency Hotel when he was 15 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

But when we turn to those, a close reading of Radan shows him arguing against himself, in all but the narrowest sense.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023

Indeed, a close reading of that case suggests that five of the nine justices on the court thought it did not.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023

It does mean, however, that sometimes the practice should be tolerated, and that close reading should be required at the proper time and in the proper way.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert