exacting
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett, however, supplied the argument’s most exacting skepticism, and likely the cleanest window into which a center-right majority might land.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
He was exacting, charming and merciless in equal measure.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
It's a highly anticipated journey that demands exacting precision -- but there's still room for the astronauts to live out their childhood dreams of spaceflight.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Most ominously, the “airborne garbage” we were breathing was exacting a price on everyone’s health.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But Volpe’s coaching is no less intense and exacting.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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