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Recent Examples of exert
Helping this vulnerable population should garner the same degree of enthusiasm so many on Capitol Hill exerted for canceling student loan debt.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Florida is starting to exert its will inside and on the glass.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
The growth trade will regain its footing and the deflationary forces exerted by technology with improving margins and operating efficiencies will exert downward pressure on yields allowing the Federal Reserve to drop rates further — a risk-on scenario with stock indexes at all-time highs.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Florida is starting to exert its will inside and on the glass.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
The growth trade will regain its footing and the deflationary forces exerted by technology with improving margins and operating efficiencies will exert downward pressure on yields allowing the Federal Reserve to drop rates further — a risk-on scenario with stock indexes at all-time highs.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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And that word — dogfight — evokes two words that apply to a lot of the talk that came up often after Canadiens practice at Honda Center on Thursday.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But in practice, this knowledge is often inaccessible or hard to apply to rural circumstances.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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And Anthropic isn’t actually opposed to using AI to deploy autonomous weapons.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would use the Defense Production Act to access Anthropic’s technologies regardless of the company’s decision.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Particular mostly to Louisiana weddings, the second line parade is quite the celebratory tradition in which a brass band and parasol-wielding newlyweds lead their guests, who wave handkerchiefs or napkins, on a festive jaunt through the city (or around their reception venue).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Frontex's standing corps is set to reach 10,000 officers by the end of the year -- double the number employed in 2021 -- reflecting the policy shift and expectations of sustained pressure along key routes.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Metro Transit Police Department employs an additional 35 community service officers, or students who work part time for Metro Transit while earning their law enforcement degrees, which is the most in department history.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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