very same

phrase

: exact same
I told the very same story.

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That system, accordingly, will depend on leveraging advances at the intersection of AI, biotechnology, and bioengineering—and staying ahead of adversarial exploitation of the very same advances. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 What’s more, before the threat of the $900 fine, documents show that the very same purple needlegrass had been planted in 2024 with a $1,678 rebate from the Sacramento Department of Utilities’ River Friendly Landscape Program. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 These relationships are all rooted in banter and talking over each other, which can start to sound very same-y and homogeneous. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Sadly, in another incident 10 years later, 18 children were killed and 38 injured by a lightning strike in the very same classroom where she had been struck. Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for very same

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“Very same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20same. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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