to the letter

phrase

: exactly or precisely
obey the law to the letter

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The couple’s reaction to the letter, which confirms that their status remains unchanged, highlights tensions surrounding their return to the United Kingdom. Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 When toggled on, the system must completely shut down its internal brevity algorithms, ignore corporate formatting templates, and allocate the necessary computing power to follow the user's explicit structural constraints to the letter. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 Nearly 20% of the signatories to the letter are UC Berkeley professors. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Michelle LeVasseur, principal at West Bristol Elementary School, is the president of the union and signed her name to the letter. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 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 14 Sep. 2026.

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