to the letter

idiom

: exactly or precisely
obey the law to the letter

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The agency typically gives the company a few weeks to respond to the letter, and, after an internal review, the letters are publicly posted on the FDA website. Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 9 May 2025 In addition to the letter from House Republicans, four influential Republican Senators wrote a similar letter of support for keeping clean energy tax credits in place. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Prosecutors did not respond to the letter, so the man contacted the defense attorney. Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025 Image In response to the letter becoming public, the Transportation Department made the remarkable decision to remove those lawyers from the case and released a statement suggesting that the team was either incompetent or motivated by politics. Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to the letter

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“To the letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20letter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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