as in directly
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Recent Examples of word for word
But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.
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Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Distilled down, but the essence of the work and many passages from Melville are word for word in the opera.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Tom Petty sang this one, word for word, while Jim shook a tam- bourine.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Distilled down, but the essence of the work and many passages from Melville are word for word in the opera.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Tom Petty sang this one, word for word, while Jim shook a tam- bourine.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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Salena Zito, who has been chronicling the politics of the Rust Belt for decades, was directly in front of the stage on that fateful day in July 2024 when Donald Trump was shot.—
Philip Klein,
National Review,
10 July 2025
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That accurately sums up the plea deal. — Richard Vatz, Towson Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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Investors can price risk and returns more accurately, making capital markets much more efficient.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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