exact

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There is no exact figure for the number of ballots seized, however 1,000 boxes were estimated to contain 650,000 ballots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

While newer sequencing-based tools can label many neurons at once, they usually show where a neuron extends rather than identifying the exact cells it connects with at the synapse, Zhao said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Others, however, pointed out that the exact speed at which traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would resume — a key issue for global markets — remained unclear.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

A senior official also told CBS that the CIA played a crucial in the rescue mission by tracking the airman in a mountain crevice and passing his exact location to the Pentagon.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

To retrieve the astronaut safely, we had to make sure that we understood the exact place and time that space capsule would touch down.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson