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nitty-gritty

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In short, they performed the sort of nitty-gritty credit analysis on the mortgage loans that should have been done before the loans were made in the first place.

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It’s about dealing with the nitty-gritty details of making sure the fleet is ready to be in service.

"We are not that far apart right now on the deal. In fact, they're negotiating the nitty-gritty of the deal," he said during a confirmation hearing last week.

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Brooks notes how when Gordon was in a scene, their dynamic was one of actor and director, but between shots, “she was an incredibly active producer, really dealing with nitty-gritty things.”

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“This is a hard space to step into when you get into the nitty-gritty and it’s the daily routine and we keep that structure and we have a curfew,” Golden said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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