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On the seventh pitch, he saw something he could drive — 416 feet at a 30-degree launch angle, to be exact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
But at the exact moment Hidden Valley sent this American creation to the rest of the world, the World Cup came to America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Phosphate, an essential nutrient for marine life, acted as a hidden regulator of Earth's carbon cycle for the last 60 million years, although its exact role had not been fully understood.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
However, in March 2026, he brought the dwelling to the market for $12 million—revealing to the outlet that he had moved “further north in California,” although he declined to share an exact location.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Because I don’t know the Ranch’s exact address.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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That all-important cold chain exacts a cost from growers and distributors as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Skating as much as Hughes does exacts a brutal toll, which is why it often looks like the Minnesota defenseman has an on/off switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Realistic scenes of a contentious father-daughter relationship, the toll shame exacts on families and a portrait of ‘70s California make the “The Ghostwriter” a page-turning, rewarding read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
As is true for many things online — bullying, disinformation, conspiracy theories — when something is easy and “free,” it usually exacts a terrible, if largely hidden, cost.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Running wide around turns offers the best chance of clear sailing but exacts a high price in extra distance the horse has to cover.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The report defines “forced labor” as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It is unclear if payments are being exacted under the new system.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Still, the relationships with Epstein have exacted tolls.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Otto exacted a minor revenge by eating the two he could catch.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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The government's "ambitious target" to halve the gap was "right and welcome", she added, but said it had to be "more exacting" about how to achieve it.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Enphase is still working on its design, but is confident it will be able to meet the tech companies’ exacting standards.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In other words, Congress acted in a historically unique and exacting way in telling judges how they were supposed to decide redistricting challenges.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
Cook transformed Apple’s supply chain, building a complex network across more than 100 countries that churns out hundreds of millions of devices each year, meeting exacting quality standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
But Volpe’s coaching is no less intense and exacting.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Vocabulary lists containing exact
The Merchant of Venice
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Common Core Grade 5, List 7
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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