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Recent Examples of precision Discovery that once required armies of lawyers can now be narrowed with far greater precision. — Will Hausberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 The second-by-second choreography, with two female helpers directing judges and winners where to stand to the millimeter, added to the clockwork precision. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 Two truisms confirmed This is not to say the 2026 preelection polls offered precision estimates before returns poured in. — W Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026 The island’s semiconductor, communications equipment, and precision machinery industries are precisely those that will be needed to build the physical systems that can use American AI models. — Lin Chia-Lung, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precision
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Noun
  • Their usefulness depends on the quality of the underlying data, the accuracy of their models, and how well those models represent real-world conditions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Citing The Times’ reports, state lawmakers passed legislation this August requiring retailers to provide consumers with safety certifications for cannabis products and permitting regulators to spot check the accuracy of cannabis testing labs.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Because in the moment of the rose’s existence, there is—however temporary and however short—that blissful perfection which stands in opposition to those corrupted kingdoms of this world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But that perfection, like outward beauty, can be suffocating.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Precision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precision. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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