chapter and verse
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Jordan Fox took one for the team and laid out, chapter and verse, all the court orders this office had violated.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
They were keyed to chapter and verse, and by the end of the century, page numbers came into use.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
We’re about to get chapter and verse of how good this young team really are.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2022
The prime minister will not give chapter and verse later today on exactly how and when the country's doors will re-open.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2020
The family split up and Minnie was raised by a grandmother who can quote the Bible chapter and verse and drives a beat-up Cadillac with a CB radio in it.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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