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to the letter

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  1. Precisely, as in If you follow the directions to the letter, you can't go wrong. Letter here refers to the exact terms of some statement. [c. 1800]


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"We believe that these changes will... help dilute the effect of a mobilised block vote, without compromising fairness or trust," according to the letter, which was first reported by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, external.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

According to the letter, the Wales Office told the authority the figure used "was a mistake and was amended as soon as it was noticed".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Lillie provided lists of thousands of suspicious transactions to the U.S. attorney’s office, according to the letter viewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Rather than classifying the incident as a fraud, JPMorgan often deemed it a scam and refused to reimburse the customer, according to the letter, which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It was not until late July that we received a reply from Mother and Grandmother to the letter Father had written them in May.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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