exact

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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

They are running a spreadsheet of stats on their own looks, following the theory that romance works the exact same way as fantasy-league football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Although the exact role of astrocytes in these regions is still unclear, researchers believe they are likely contributing there as well.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Although Nevada regulators investigated and fined the health practitioners involved in administering the peptides, investigators weren’t able to determine the exact cause of the reaction.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Even Daniel, distracted as he always was, would have noticed the heavy feeling behind this, but that was the exact moment Alicia rose from her seat and walked up the aisle to the hawk.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness