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Recent Examples of word for word
The scene was adapted perfectly by Han, nearly word for word from the book.
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
In a TikTok posted on Tuesday, the rapper recites the Euphoria star's controversial ad script word for word, but instead of matching Sweeney’s sensual tone from the original ad, Doja says the lines in an exaggerated backwoods accent.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In a TikTok posted Tuesday (July 29), the rapper recites the Euphoria star’s script from a recent commercial for the fashion brand word for word — but instead of matching Sweeney’s sensual tone and vocal fry in the original ad, Doja says the lines in an exaggerated backwoods accent.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025
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
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
In a TikTok posted on Tuesday, the rapper recites the Euphoria star's controversial ad script word for word, but instead of matching Sweeney’s sensual tone from the original ad, Doja says the lines in an exaggerated backwoods accent.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In a TikTok posted Tuesday (July 29), the rapper recites the Euphoria star’s script from a recent commercial for the fashion brand word for word — but instead of matching Sweeney’s sensual tone and vocal fry in the original ad, Doja says the lines in an exaggerated backwoods accent.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025
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
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—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,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Shani doll line was designed by Kitty Black Perkins and originally debuted in 1991 in response to claims that Barbie dolls lacked diversity and did not accurately represent Black people.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the smooth motion, the controller accurately tracked the robot’s centre of mass in the horizontal plane and maintained orientation, with only a small steady-state offset in vertical position.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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