to the letter

idiom

: exactly or precisely
obey the law to the letter

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Following Harvard’s refusal to capitulate to the letter’s ultimatum, Donald Trump threatened to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Steve Kelly, a spokesperson for Amazon, reiterated that sentiment with regard to the letter. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 15 Apr. 2025 More than 400 industry figures signed on to the letter by March 15, but additional creatives have joined since, including Dan Levy, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Fisher Stevens, Nicholas Braun and Maude Apatow. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025 Keep reading to find the link to the letter, first scooped by Callie, below. Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 14 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 2 May. 2025.

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