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After this bit of history it may be asked who, or what, exactly, is American International Corporation?

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  1. adverb In an exact manner; accurately.
  2. adverb In all respects; just: Do exactly as you please.
  3. adverb As you say. Used to indicate agreement.

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  • FOOTNOTES Footnote 11: This word plunder is probably from Pennsylvania, as it is exactly equivalent to the German word plunder , in the sense of household effects, the original meaning of the word in German. —  The Hoosier Schoolmaster
  • After this bit of history it may be asked who, or what, exactly, is American International Corporation? —  IntelliBriefs
  • But, to those who helped her get elected and the fine folks at Regent University who seem to have connections to her campaign I'd like to know what exactly is American. —  Think Progress
  • It pronounced in Japanese exactly the same as the word for "standard work" but means —  Gemba Panta Rei
  • I love Aimee and Jaguar, both the movie and the book - I even had the fortune to meet with the writer, she is great and it was a very interesting reader-writer meeting (I don't know how it is called in English exactly), with some parts of the book were taken out and presented by actors. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
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