exactly
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Good times to make such a decision are later in the year, when you know exactly how much income you have for the tax year, and/or during a market downturn.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
"She's wearing the same outfit I wore. It's exactly the same joke, except she butchered the punchline."
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Police have not yet determined exactly what landed 27 people in two Cottage Health emergency rooms in Santa Barbara and Goleta, but said in a statement it is “actively investigating these reports.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Through checks and balances is exactly how the framers designed the system to work, and it’s why our country has endured for 250 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
How exactly is this conversation supposed to go?
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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