precise
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“It’s human nature to try to solve the unsolvable and be as precise as possible, but we also can’t kid ourselves that we know the answers,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Earlier studies faced challenges because dating techniques were less precise and environmental records from that time were incomplete.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
While the virus is believed to have come aboard there, its precise origin - and the identity of those carrying it - remains unclear.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The most precise measurement of the expansion rate ever made suggests an unknown force may be affecting the universe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Sergeant Michael Rafferty was guarding Checkpoint Charlie, the precise spot where US and Soviet tanks had faced off three decades earlier when the Wall first went up.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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