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tightly drawn



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The same is true of thunderstorms, which can form over tightly drawn areas and miss nearby areas—sometimes within a mile—altogether.

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2019

Yet for any interpretation of this tightly drawn work to fulfill the play’s deepest intentions, it must be above all a double portrait of its incandescently noble leading man and its equally extraordinary villain.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2018

We made extra sure our guesthouse curtains were tightly drawn.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2016

"The terms of reference were much too wide. If they had been more tightly drawn, I think we might have hoped for a much earlier report from them," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2016

Thus the bands of discipline were kept tightly drawn, and harmony, with uniformity of observance, was maintained throughout the entire Order.

From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous




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