exactly

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German officials claim "core" aspects of the project – outside of the fighter plane – will continue, but it isn't exactly clear what that means.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet scientists still do not know where it came from, or even exactly what it was.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Musselman didn’t exactly deliver on that investment during the 2024-25 season, as USC bottomed out during its first Big Ten men’s basketball slate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That is exactly what another academic study found upon measuring the stock market’s performance during World Cups between 1950 and 2007: The U.S. stock market produced an average loss of 2.6% during those tournaments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

I rang the bell exactly as instructed and waited.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler