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exacting

[ig-zak-ting] / ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ /


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"This action supports the welfare of American children by exacting real consequences for child support delinquency under existing federal law," the department said in a statement.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, however, supplied the argument’s most exacting skepticism, and likely the cleanest window into which a center-right majority might land.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

It's a highly anticipated journey that demands exacting precision -- but there's still room for the astronauts to live out their childhood dreams of spaceflight.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

They say she was also exacting, demanding and blunt in her assessments of the work of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If anything, as my own work gets better, she becomes harsher and more exacting.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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