exact
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And they have that exact thing at Cafe Roze — it’s like I’m transported back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
From the start, one of Walmart’s primary automation goals has been building a neat, tightly wrapped pallet in the exact order that it needs to be unloaded at stores, which would save on labor costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
I am not calling an exact top in Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
But the weekly win went to his guest, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr, thanks to his exact score in the final game of that weekend, Fulham's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s the exact series of emotions I felt.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
But it, too, exacts a high environment cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The time it can take to get pregnant often exacts an emotional toll.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
And it exacts that toll in about six minutes.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
But Belafonte’s celebrity exacted a toll, as he documented in a late-life autobiography that Mr. Jelly-Schapiro draws on heavily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
It is unclear if payments are being exacted under the new system.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Investor morale is now at its lowest point since December 2022, in the aftermath of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as surging energy costs exacted a heavy toll on German manufacturers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The moment a situation became so that it exacted something of him, he rebelled.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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
Anderson’s score work is planned to exacting detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
On the mat, he was polished and exacting.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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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