precise
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A precise count is hard to come by, however, as many vessels “go dark,” or turn off their transponder-like signals and radars in attempting to safely cross the strait.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
The only way to maintain a precise technical meaning for this term would be to confine its use to a largely relevant group of insiders.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
The Mattingly men might not agree on Don’s precise role in the life of his young granddaughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
Honey bees are far more precise navigators than scientists once realized.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
At that precise moment it was two of those same creatures who stood on the fringe of Mossflower Wood, spying across the common land to where Cluny’s army was exercising.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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