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Paramount provided Salazar with videos and then told Facebook what videos he watched without his consent—the exact kind of injury contemplated by the statute.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
I’m not declaring that 5.36% was the exact top in the 10-year yield.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The exact magnitude cannot be known in advance — both author groups are predicting the future.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Including City's 3-0 victory at Anfield, he got four correct results with no exact scores from the 10 games in week six, giving him 40 points.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
A quick search in the database pulled up the exact same book, and I tabbed through to the first page, making sure the words were enlarged as much as possible.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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
The hits come fast and furious after that, but the frenzy of tour life exacts a severe toll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
Amazon’s advantage exacts a personal toll, workers say.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 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
Again the golf course exacted demands that induced the Swede's crucial errors as he found water on the 11th and 12th holes.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
The siege mentality of these gated communities exacted an immense human toll on employees, struggling for essentials like water or electricity.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 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
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“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
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
In a sign of the toll market volatility is exacting, the stock-exchange operator has postponed the launch of options for four blue-chip stocks amid concerns that the market has overheated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Other girls proudly wrote out their exacting routines of work and study to astound their loving parents.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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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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