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Recent Examples of wield
Historically, popes have wielded significant influence.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
And once again, what should happen is to permanently restrict the vast discretion wielded by the executive branch and reclaim policymaking authority that by rights belongs to Congress.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 May 2025
Those pieces and more than 200 others in the exhibition illustrate how Black dandies have wielded their clothing as instruments of both flair and function.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Extractive industries like mining and logging had left a lasting environmental toll on the air, water, and land in the state, and for decades, the Anaconda Copper Mining Company wielded enormous power at the state legislature, resulting in large-scale mining, logging, and other extractive industry.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
And once again, what should happen is to permanently restrict the vast discretion wielded by the executive branch and reclaim policymaking authority that by rights belongs to Congress.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 May 2025
Those pieces and more than 200 others in the exhibition illustrate how Black dandies have wielded their clothing as instruments of both flair and function.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Extractive industries like mining and logging had left a lasting environmental toll on the air, water, and land in the state, and for decades, the Anaconda Copper Mining Company wielded enormous power at the state legislature, resulting in large-scale mining, logging, and other extractive industry.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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Those opening few moves are a player’s one real chance to exert control before the chaos sets in.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Culture-vulture Wintour exerts political power (tickets for the gala cost $75K per person, and tables for multiples started at $359,000, usually paid for by high-end fashion houses) to influence public perceptions of race, according to the academic-Marxist precepts of Barnard professor Miller.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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While rain ponchos stayed tucked away, the real stars of the show were hand fans — used more as percussion instruments than for cooling off.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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The company uses green chemicals and operates at room temperature to reduce energy consumption and the need to pre-wash materials.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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The $30 cost includes all fees, but not taxes as applicable according to city, state and venue and applies to amphitheater shows throughout the U.S. and Canada.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Find AI automation opportunities Manual processes suffocate growth potential.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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