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Oceanside is withholding the exact location where the fossils were found due to public safety concerns and to preserve the site’s integrity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Theories don't predict one exact answer," Zhang added.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Analysts say it would have the exact opposite effect.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The exact level of Pollock's pay increase is unclear.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
It’s never been more challenging and expensive to live in California, a place of great bounty that often exacts in dollars and stress what it offers in opportunity and wondrous beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
Eliot’s failure at anything like full compliance with Claire’s wishes exacts a price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The time it can take to get pregnant often exacts an emotional toll.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Maybe Bastian exacts some final vendetta; maybe Frederick goes looking for his only way out.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Shearer's debut ended in a 4-0 loss in the Charity Shield to the club he turned down, revenge exacted spectacularly with a 5-0 win at home in the Premier League two months later.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
The Aztecs flourished culturally, economically, militarily, and politically, but they faced growing rebellion by the peoples from whom they exacted tribute.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
“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
His reputation as an exacting director precedes him.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 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
I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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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