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Maintaining that level of exertion will be critical when USC plays at BYU (1-1) on Saturday. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "USC vs. BYU 2019 live stream; time, TV channel, odds, watch online," 14 Sep. 2019 Captchas also unfortunately have consumed countless hours of exertion (albeit in 10-second intervals) as users strain to decipher the characters. — Fortune, "Translating Success at a World-Changing Company," 19 Aug. 2019 Her extremities are frozen numb even as her exertions and wool sweater send a trickle of sweat between her breasts. — Barry Pearce, chicagotribune.com, "2019 Algren Awards: Grand Prize Winner: Chez Whatever," 20 July 2019 An autopsy concluded the cause of death was sudden cardiopulmonary arrest caused by methamphetamine intoxication and exertion during the struggle with deputies, and the manner of death was undetermined. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "DA clears cops in five shootings and in-custody death incidents," 30 Aug. 2019 In this case, though, for Canada to have a legitimate shot in the World Cup to earn an Olympic bid, Kelly Olynyk will have to play a lot and will have to play at peak exertion. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "ASK IRA: Is One Last Dance 2.0 on the way?," 10 Aug. 2019 Burton, though, is running routes, cutting laterally and ramping up his exertion levels. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Can Trey Burton and Adam Shaheen stay healthy and take the next step? A closer look at the Bears tight ends," 2 Aug. 2019 In the presence of a camera, the struggles and exertions of the decade could be seen as historically consequential. — Richard Vokes, Quartz Africa, "A recently discovered trove of photos shows life in Uganda during Idi Amin’s troubled reign," 30 June 2019 The most noticeable way your body responds to heat and exertion is sweating, Lawrence Phillips, M.D., a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health, tells SELF. — Anna Borges, SELF, "How to Spot Heat Exhaustion Because, Wow, It's Freaking Hot Outside," 12 July 2019These 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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