exacting

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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

At the FBI, he gained a reputation of being an exacting taskmaster and, despite his early Republican political alignment, someone who was appreciated by politicians of both political parties.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Although McCurdy said she considers herself an emotional writer, some elements of “Half His Age” required more exacting research.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens