precisely
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The DSRB’s AAA-rated bonds would be precisely the kind of high-quality, euro-denominated instrument that a deeper European capital market could absorb.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
We don’t want to push our children into golf; we are aware that children don’t like something just because their parents do—in fact, they may dislike something precisely because we love it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Blown out, extravagant, dripping with ferocious malaise and desperation, but precisely arranged for the maximum possible emotional effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The Cincinnati Enquirer described her in 1976 as “a woman who knows precisely where she’s been, where she is, where she’s going, and is in full control of all three.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Jonah froze, sitting very precisely in the center of his bed.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing precisely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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