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In a forest grove to the east, a contractor climbed into a mechanical harvester and pivoted its head to grip and fell a tree, strip its branches and cut the trunk into exact lengths.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The compound has not yet been isolated or chemically identified, so its exact nature and mechanism remain unknown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

"An autopsy will be conducted to assist in determining the exact cause of death."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

And what he did have was half his lifetime of preparation for this exact moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Clare pressed a paw into his one good eye, fighting to recall the exact phrasing Nine had used.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

As Aldrich saw it, the screening inequity had the potential to worsen the already staggering toll that lung cancer exacts in Black communities.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024

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

And it exacts that toll in about six minutes.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

Investor morale is now at its lowest point since December 2022, in the aftermath of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as surging energy costs exacted a heavy toll on German manufacturers.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

I had long before accepted the fact that education exacted a great price for its equally great benefits.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

A customer may have exacting preferences, a store may rearrange its shelves and an apparently suitable replacement may turn out to contain an allergen.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Buffered by wealth and social position, Darwin was able to reconcile, like few of his peers, the secluded life of a country squire with the exacting demands of scientific work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Interiors by Stewart-Gulrajani merge architecture and artistry with exacting precision. Vaulted open-beam ceilings, vast picture windows, and refined finishes infuse each room with air, light, and composure,” the description added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The good news is, per Gifford, that there are less generalized models out there that are tailored to much more exacting needs.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Cora dozed again, the rigors of their flight still exacting their toll.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead