exacting

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Most ominously, the “airborne garbage” we were breathing was exacting a price on everyone’s health.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

While the aviation industry has exacting safety standards for aircraft design and certification, there isn’t an international agreement on what qualifies as safe when flying in conflict zones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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

Guinness, owned by the beverage conglomerate Diageo, is no less exacting about other elements of service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He knew he had to study his idea in minute and exacting detail, in an organized and disciplined way.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman