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In literature, the word "exclusive" is employed with a range of meanings that span from denoting a particular privilege or restriction to specifying measurements that omit certain portions. It is used to underline sole authority or access—as when an individual or institution is granted an unparalleled right or control over an asset ([1], [2], [3])—and it can indicate the idea of being set apart or confined, whether in matters of intellectual or social life ([4], [5], [6]). At times the term functions in a technical sense, excluding certain elements from a total measurement or count ([7], [8]), while in more abstract reflections it highlights claims of uniqueness or refined selectivity in emotional, cultural, or political contexts ([9], [10], [11]). This versatility underscores how "exclusive" serves both a literal and metaphorical purpose in shaping narrative tone and meaning.
  1. In this way he secured the exclusive control over the mint.
    — from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob
  2. The exclusive privilege of originating money bills will belong to the House of Representatives.
    — from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison
  3. The Dutch settlements in the West, as well as those in the East Indies, were originally put under the government of an exclusive company.
    — from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
  4. It had its hidden wisdom, its exclusive mysteries, its privileged class.
    — from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot
  5. She was placed at the grand exclusive table with his Royal Highness the exalted personage before mentioned, and the rest of the great guests.
    — from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
  6. All at once I saw our queer friend jump upon his chair, and call out at the top of his voice, anxious for the exclusive attention of the company.
    — from White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  7. He specifies one as 11 feet in length exclusive of the tail, which was 3 feet more; the height 6 feet.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  8. girth of the neck 71/2 Inches; do. of body exclusive of the wings 2 feet 3 Inches; do of leg 3 inches.
    — from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
  9. The exclusive claims advanced in Christ’s name have their full and perfect justification in the doctrine of the Eternal Word.
    — from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot
  10. Exclusive patriotism rational only when the government supported is universally beneficent.
    — from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana
  11. I like a lady to be exclusive; I’m dying to be exclusive myself.
    — from Daisy Miller: A Study by Henry James

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