exact
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From miles away, a commander in the rear tracking the assault can view the exact same battlefield map with real-time location data as the troops in the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
With those basic parameters, you can work up the rest of the details, namely what exact funds you’ll be investing in and how often to switch them around by rebalancing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
There were no official reports confirming the cause of the explosions, the exact locations affected or whether there were any casualties or damage.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The satellite can see methane at the facility level — exact to within 50 meters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The spirit rapped the exact number of dead grandparents, parents, and children.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
That all-important cold chain exacts a cost from growers and distributors as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Magic City exacts a premium for the privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
The time it can take to get pregnant often exacts an emotional toll.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
And the liberation that Morán seeks — a vision of freedom that he passes on, along with that stolen cash, to Román — exacts deeper costs, and raises more questions, than either man expected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Therefore, enviously, gloatingly, he exacts vengeance upon us for the unalterable deficiencies in his own life.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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
“IBM has effectively exacted change across every major technology computing cycle over the last century,” Woodring explains.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
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
“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
Anderson’s score work is planned to exacting detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It needed to be private, convenient, and up to the exacting standards of the three-time champions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"This action supports the welfare of American children by exacting real consequences for child support delinquency under existing federal law," the department said in a statement.
From BBC ● May 7, 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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