verbatim

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When it comes to public figures, there are clearly good reasons to stick pretty close to a verbatim transcript of what they really said.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

These feature actors relaying verbatim testimonies from contributors who wished to remain anonymous.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Alongside each photograph she includes verbatim excerpts of hourslong interviews that, she writes, “gave voice to one of the many stories I heard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Robert Strassler’s “Landmark Thucydides” of 1996, which improves on Crawley where it can, repeats these words verbatim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Detective Jeremiah Mollson, one of the few African members of the Special Branch, claimed to recall lines verbatim from ANC speeches that he attended.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela