exact
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It’s unclear what the exact source of the outbreak is.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
This means the method is most useful for comparing the dinosaurs with one another rather than producing an exact measurement for each individual animal.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The exact number of deaths remains unclear to this day.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
On the seventh pitch, he saw something he could drive — 416 feet at a 30-degree launch angle, to be exact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Clare wondered if this wasn’t the exact conversation he’d just been having with Gingersnipes at the river.
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
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
The Magic City exacts a premium for the privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
She exacts her revenge, yes, but it only makes her feel hollow.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Running wide around turns offers the best chance of clear sailing but exacts a high price in extra distance the horse has to cover.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
The siege mentality of these gated communities exacted an immense human toll on employees, struggling for essentials like water or electricity.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Still, the relationships with Epstein have exacted tolls.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Another scythe might have exacted a punishment far worse.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
His reputation as an exacting director precedes him.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Anderson’s use of far-flung needle drops and lovely original score work is, like everything in his film universe, planned down to exacting detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Enphase is still working on its design, but is confident it will be able to meet the tech companies’ exacting standards.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
"This action supports the welfare of American children by exacting real consequences for child support delinquency under existing federal law," the department said in a statement.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
They had mellowed with the years, however, and were now more tolerant, exacting only the dutiful homage they felt to be their due as conquerors.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Vocabulary lists containing exact
The Merchant of Venice
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Common Core Grade 5, List 7
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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