exacting

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At the FBI, he gained a reputation of being an exacting taskmaster and, despite his early Republican political alignment, someone who was appreciated by politicians of both political parties.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Ryan Wagner makes sure bartenders meet exacting standards for foam and temperature as stout sales boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Yet the most exacting enactment of Rosenzweig’s theology was private, where truth flickers in the risky traffic between souls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Although McCurdy said she considers herself an emotional writer, some elements of “Half His Age” required more exacting research.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

There were application forms, twenty pages long, and thick, densely printed admission handbooks from Edinburgh and London whose methodical, exacting prose seemed to be a foretaste of a new kind of academic rigor.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan