as in directly
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
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • Security scanners at airports could more accurately identify objects in passengers' luggage.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 4 July 2025
  • Investors can price risk and returns more accurately, making capital markets much more efficient.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adverb
  • As of Sunday morning, the bill was still being read aloud word for word by clerks on the Senate floor.
    Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
  • That morning, veteran guard Veronica Burton recited it word for word.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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