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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference arrived precisely at noon
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as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision measured the length of the board precisely
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Recent Examples of precisely His works are also challenging to date precisely, due in part to his displacement and transpacific migration, and the Spencer show reflects this by abandoning a chronological framework in favor of a thematic exploration of his own mythologies. —
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 That is precisely the trick Audi has mastered. —Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 Which is precisely what their first-round selections point toward. —Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Still, other fundamental constants are known much more precisely. —ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precisely
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 That is precisely the trick Audi has mastered. —Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 Which is precisely what their first-round selections point toward. —Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Still, other fundamental constants are known much more precisely. —ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precisely
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Slow it down just enough to map the next step clearly.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Limited production, self-distribution, and low visibility can all play a role, and without intentional effort to build demand and relationships, their wines can remain just as absent from local lists.— Maryam Ahmed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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A lot of people don’t even know exactly what OnlyFans is.— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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That’s exactly why one common habit among homeowners gives him pause.— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
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The biggest question in the lawsuit is how strictly the court will look at the law, said Benji Cover, a law professor at the University of Idaho.— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, regulators reiterated that hemp inversion is strictly prohibited.— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Air traffic control told the pilots to turn right, which put them on a potential collision course with another 737 that had been cleared for takeoff from a parallel runway.— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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We, as Peter Hook and the Light, have been right behind it from the word go.— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Brickner didn’t say yes or no to further withdrawals, but said the money must be handled very carefully.— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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An artist observes carefully, especially things that go unnoticed — and transforms these observations into meaningful expressions.— Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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