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Recent Examples of exert
Behind the credit card, ubiquitous in American economic life now for decades, stand a very few gigantic financial institutions that exert nearly unlimited power over how much consumers and businesses pay for the use of a small piece of plastic.
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Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Alicia Silverstone, in her most enduring performance, plays Cher Horowitz, a popular high schooler who exerts her influence through matchmaking and giving a makeover to the new kid in town.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
But if fraud claims gain traction, this could be part of a larger effort to exert greater control over future elections.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
But the Dow comprises only 30 companies, weighted by share prices, so a sharp change in an expensive stock can exert strong pressure on the average.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Alicia Silverstone, in her most enduring performance, plays Cher Horowitz, a popular high schooler who exerts her influence through matchmaking and giving a makeover to the new kid in town.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
But if fraud claims gain traction, this could be part of a larger effort to exert greater control over future elections.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
But the Dow comprises only 30 companies, weighted by share prices, so a sharp change in an expensive stock can exert strong pressure on the average.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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Eight of these units were connected to each other and a linear actuator was installed at one end of the line to apply the force needed to activate the elastocaloric effect.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Regardless of the type, apply the fertilizer in late winter to prepare your tree for the upcoming growing season.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Activists have used whistles to alert neighborhoods to the presence of federal immigration agents, disrupt operations and create public pressure.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Al-Bakoush, 58, appeared Friday afternoon in federal court in Washington, wearing a gray hoodie and using a wheelchair.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not for the sake of wielding power against an opposing party, but for the purpose of defending democracy in this country.—
Sherrilyn Ifill,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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Russian sources indicate that Sarma can employ a range of existing and future 300 mm munitions, including high-explosive and guided rockets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the past, New Delhi had opposed tariffs on sectors such as agriculture and dairy, which employ the bulk of the country's population.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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