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Cootje was white, but it was strange that he appeared to be holding the exact same cane as the Black man in the painting Levine was researching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The exact ringwalk time remains in the hands of Netflix, with Hearn saying his current understanding is around 01:00 or 01:30 GMT.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Tequila Mockingbird remembers the exact night she became a punk historian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Theories don't predict one exact answer," Zhang added.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
With a jolt the boy remembered the exact feeling, though it was many years ago.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
That all-important cold chain exacts a cost from growers and distributors as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
But it, too, exacts a high environment cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Eliot’s failure at anything like full compliance with Claire’s wishes exacts a price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
She exacts her revenge, yes, but it only makes her feel hollow.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Therefore, enviously, gloatingly, he exacts vengeance upon us for the unalterable deficiencies in his own life.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
But Belafonte’s celebrity exacted a toll, as he documented in a late-life autobiography that Mr. Jelly-Schapiro draws on heavily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
One result is the great financial sacrifice exacted on family members who do take on caregiving roles, not only while they fill this role but thereafter, as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Investor morale is now at its lowest point since December 2022, in the aftermath of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as surging energy costs exacted a heavy toll on German manufacturers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
In April of 1933, a fresh and reconstituted varsity crew promptly exacted its revenge, sweeping the Olympic champion Cal Bears from their home waters on the Oakland Estuary.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
“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
Anderson’s score work is planned to exacting detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
His reputation as an exacting director precedes him.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
If anything, as my own work gets better, she becomes harsher and more exacting.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Vocabulary lists containing exact
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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