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
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
But when we turn to those, a close reading of Radan shows him arguing against himself, in all but the narrowest sense.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023
Indeed, a close reading of that case suggests that five of the nine justices on the court thought it did not.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023
It follows then that every child who masters the art of close reading will be helped in a great measure in all his work in mathematics.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert