as in to exert
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Given that Republicans enjoy a 88-62 advantage in the House and a 19-11 majority in the Senate, which includes one vacancy, Republicans will likely exert their will in both chambers, said Cal Jillson, a 30-year political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
18 July 2025 -
What To Know Zandi, who has this year sounded several alarms about the health and trajectory of the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump, said his concerns were raised by persistently high mortgage rates, which had exerted pressure on several aspects of the housing market.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Linebacker Alex Singleton has had to exercise patience ever since tearing his ACL in Week 3 last season.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Getting more customers to exercise with its app means Echelon may gather more data for things like feature development and marketing.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Near misses and accidents have received particular scrutiny this year, as increasingly short-staffed and overworked ATC workers try to monitor thousands of flights each day.—
Adrienne Bernhard,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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People with kidney disease may need to watch their intake of potassium, sodium, phosphorus, and fluids to prevent overworking their kidneys.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
3 July 2025
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This teen motorcycle racer is hurtling at speeds topping 150 miles per hour on the track, trying to make history in North America’s premier road racing series.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Fans also try to tear down fences and clash with police at a Death From Above 1979 reunion show at the Beauty Bar.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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The first film, Raid, came in 2018 and Ajay Devgn essays the role of a cop from a special anti-corruption team in the Hindi heartland of India.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Both, it could be argued, as a producer and writer have only hit full stride and an international reach in TV with the advent of streamers, notably Netflix and Movistar Plus+, and the reaction of incumbent broadcasters in Spain, essaying series which aimed to combine broad audiences with a TV edge.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Wall Street is forecasting that the company will eke out a slight profit in 2025.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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Chinese firms collectively dominate market share in an industry, but individual companies struggle to eke out a consistent profit.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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“Overexert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexert. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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