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But whatever exertions the powertrain was making the 300h didn’t complain. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Lexus ES 300h: Spend on the Luxury, Save on Gas Money," 24 Jan. 2019 The gear measures the human body’s performance—more specifically, the exertions of young airmen at the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "What Happened When I Trained With Air Force Human Performance Specialists," 12 Feb. 2019 The early exertion is taking its toll, with last season’s seventh-place finishers in last place in the Premier League with a one point from five games. — Rob Harris, The Seattle Times, "Hazard inspires Chelsea recovery, shows what team could miss," 17 Sep. 2018 But those studies primarily examined nonstop intense exercise, such as continuous, hard bicycling or running, and not interval training, which interrupts the strenuous exertion with rest periods. — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, "Hate High-Intensity Exercise? Try It. You Might Like It.," 30 May 2018 Kate, whose main triggers include physical exertion, smoke, mold, mildew, dust, cold air, and pet dander, tells SELF. — Korin Miller, SELF, "7 People Describe What an Asthma Attack Actually Feels Like," 14 Nov. 2018 The point is that a decade of extraordinary monetary exertions has consequences that are hard to predict. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Overconfidence at the Fed," 24 Dec. 2018 Normally, your blood vessels dilate to increase blood flow in response to changing conditions, like fluctuations in temperature or physical exertion. — Nadia Berenstein, SELF, "Holiday Parties Bring Out the Worst of My Rosacea," 19 Dec. 2018 The timing of the extra race disrupted Bannister’s regimen of exertion and recovery, and left him depleted. — Frank Litsky And Bruce Weber, New York Times, "Sir Roger Bannister, First Athlete to Break 4-Minute Mile, Dies at 88," 4 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exertion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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