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in the same words an ad verbum translation if the giver of the oath mangles the wording, should one repeat after him ad verbum?

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Adverb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The new School Partnership Program gives educators a way to quickly report safety concerns directly to Instagram.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Once tagged as an invest, additional data is gathered on the thunderstorm cluster, including its own computer model runs, to help forecasters more accurately predict its potential track and strength.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • To accurately express an emotion, the sound has to be accurate.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The whole script was my story — my stand-up word for word.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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