precisely
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In 1993, Yitzhak Rabin’s government did precisely that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
A strong storm arrived at precisely a time of the month when the tides were very high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
An international research team has revisited one of the oldest precisely dated records of a total solar eclipse, uncovering new details about how Earth's rotation has changed over thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Given this diversity and the tangential connections between all these events, it’s almost easier to say what the protest wave of 2026 is not about than to define it precisely.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Reshevsky paced up and down, a few spectators waited patiently, and when the little red flag fell precisely at noon, the tournament director declared the game a forfeit.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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