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exacting

adjective

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Demanding great care, effort, or precision.

Restoring the tiny mosaic was an exacting task.
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Amara's conscientious approach included asking a contributor to confirm a title she could not establish from the submitted files. Her fastidious eye then caught a caption that was aligned with the wrong image, a visual detail with a real effect on meaning. Meeting the exacting production requirements took time, and she explained which corrections were essential before printing.
From The Care Behind a Clean Page.
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