close reading
Example Sentences
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But a few sharp traders who bet on an anti-cartel ground operation ended up winning, thanks to a close reading of Polymarket’s rules.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
But a close reading of the transcript of that press conference reveals why Putin believes this.
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2025
Pacino is the only one he hasn’t worked with, though he came close, reading for “Author! Author!” with Pacino at the Regency Hotel when he was 15 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
A close reading of Western history reveals four major ruptures in our thinking about extinction, three of which happened over the past 80 years.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
It does mean, however, that sometimes the practice should be tolerated, and that close reading should be required at the proper time and in the proper way.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
