precisely
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Islamabad denied the charge, saying it "precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Employers have reported concerns in precisely those areas, though those skills can also be taught and practiced.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
While brand partnerships can be hard to precisely value, Coplan seemed uninterested in analyzing whether the deals would pay off, said a person involved with the deals, focusing instead on locking up partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Scientists cannot move planets around to perform controlled experiments, so they have to measure the gravitational attraction between much smaller objects that can be weighed and precisely positioned.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was precisely the moment he had told his investors, back in the summer of 2005, that they only needed to wait for.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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