precision
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It slows its descent and guides itself with pinpoint precision so it can be captured by a clasp called Mechazilla, or "the chopsticks", by engineers who have achieved something that's never been done before.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Some of the dead-on precision of Nilles’ attack was lost by out-of-sync video screens, an annoying glitch that needs attention given her monster performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“The palate is both concentrated and energetic, balancing richness with precision and tension.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The “.5” in the company’s estimate of its TAM is false precision.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Here was a superior tongue, a luminous language, the kind of English he heard on Master’s radio, rolling out with clipped precision.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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