precisely
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The English student loan system might look unfair, but has been designed precisely to make the growth of graduate numbers possible, while also being fair to the declining proportion of non-students.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Which, if I’m not mistaken, is precisely the status quo.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
"By capturing the faint light emitted by this filament, which traveled for just under 12 billion years to reach Earth, we were able to precisely characterize its shape," explains Davide Tornotti.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
By the time the podcasters came into the Spotify Sycamore Studios for their show, which covers all things in Black culture and politics, the overhead lights were set, and the cameras were precisely angled.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Michael was here at precisely this time because he didn’t want to see anyone, and now look.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing precisely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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