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exact

[ig-zakt] / ɪgˈzækt /




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Three days later, that exact language appeared in the House Appropriations Committee report.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Paramount provided Salazar with videos and then told Facebook what videos he watched without his consent—the exact kind of injury contemplated by the statute.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

“The exact magnitude cannot be known in advance — both author groups are predicting the future.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

I’m not declaring that 5.36% was the exact top in the 10-year yield.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Clare pressed a paw into his one good eye, fighting to recall the exact phrasing Nine had used.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

That all-important cold chain exacts a cost from growers and distributors as well.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Skating as much as Hughes does exacts a brutal toll, which is why it often looks like the Minnesota defenseman has an on/off switch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

It’s never been more challenging and expensive to live in California, a place of great bounty that often exacts in dollars and stress what it offers in opportunity and wondrous beauty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

As Aldrich saw it, the screening inequity had the potential to worsen the already staggering toll that lung cancer exacts in Black communities.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024

Therefore, enviously, gloatingly, he exacts vengeance upon us for the unalterable deficiencies in his own life.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Shearer's debut ended in a 4-0 loss in the Charity Shield to the club he turned down, revenge exacted spectacularly with a 5-0 win at home in the Premier League two months later.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The report defines “forced labor” as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

It is unclear if payments are being exacted under the new system.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

A few exacted a fee of a penny which few children were able to pay.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

It’s a tale of an exacting, step-by-step plan to rob a racetrack and how it is wittily undone by even more meticulous and unforgiving fate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Cefas Endeavour was a technically challenging ship, with exacting specifications for noise and vibration so that it would not disturb fish during survey work.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Interiors by Stewart-Gulrajani merge architecture and artistry with exacting precision. Vaulted open-beam ceilings, vast picture windows, and refined finishes infuse each room with air, light, and composure,” the description added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The good news is, per Gifford, that there are less generalized models out there that are tailored to much more exacting needs.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

It was harder, more exacting work than she thought.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich


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