as in directly
in the same words you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism

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Recent Examples of verbatim Well, that question verbatim is a heading in the TCA leadership’s email — and here are the bullet points that followed, in the board’s own words: Conversations about organizing summer tour have been ongoing since the summer of 2024. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 The Tennessean has no plans to publish the shooter's writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community. Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2024 This sentiment was repeated almost verbatim in a statement from the PSRB. Matthew J. Funchion, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025 Architects and writers alike had to compile catalogues of reliable models, then find ways to imitate them without replicating them verbatim. Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for verbatim
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  • The budget reconciliation bill, which the House of Representatives passed in April, does not directly mention cuts to Medicaid.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • Further visits confirmed that her frequent ear pain was directly linked to her overbite, and in her case, surgery was the only effective solution.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
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  • The new study was finally able to precisely assess the magnitude of that solar storm and date it more accurately.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 19 May 2025
  • Japan’s Cabinet Office took to X earlier this month to explain that modern technology has yet to be able to accurately predict an earthquake.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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  • Officials are unsure of where exactly Cosmos 482 will land.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • But if Tottenham beat United on Wednesday week, this is exactly the dilemma Daniel Levy and the other senior power brokers at the club will have to face.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 May 2025

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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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