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precision

[pri-sizh-uhn] / prɪˈsɪʒ ən /


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It slows its descent and guides itself with pinpoint precision so it can be captured by a clasp called Mechazilla, or "the chopsticks", by engineers who have achieved something that's never been done before.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Some of the dead-on precision of Nilles’ attack was lost by out-of-sync video screens, an annoying glitch that needs attention given her monster performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Mon Valley’s new line will be able to reduce thicker, longer slabs with better precision and produce coils three times larger than the old equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That manufacturing advantage could significantly reduce the cost of ultrafast lasers while expanding their availability for sensing, spectroscopy, and precision measurement applications.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

These words are Milton’s, but they express with precision what the Greeks thought lay back of the very first beginning of things.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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