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exhaustive

[ig-zaws-tiv] / ɪgˈzɔs tɪv /


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Colloff’s reporting is, as usual, dogged and exhaustive, and the book reads like a thriller, but never sacrifices the humanity of the people Skalnik hurt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The records are not exhaustive because not all coroners volunteer them and it takes seven months on average for drug-related deaths to be registered, so some appear in the following year's figures.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The 90-minute film does not claim to be exhaustive, but aims to offer the public the perspectives of both sides of a case that continues to prompt questions and accusations of a miscarriage of justice.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The list is hardly exhaustive, but it offers some of the greatest hits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

The animal was subjected to exhaustive laboratory tests.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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