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as in overdoing
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as in exerting
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In contrast, the latter improves profitability by exerting more control.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025 -
But Democrats generally aren't inclined to let the government shut down, and House Republicans — expected to leave town after the stopgap measure passes — are exerting pressure to avoid a shutdown.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Led by Marcel Malanga's father, Christian Malanga, a Congolese political exile who ordinarily lived in Utah, the group of men attacked the home of a senior Congolese politician on May 19, 2024, before invading Kinshasa's sprawling presidential complex.—
NPR's International Desk,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Just a few decades later, however, historic records describe sand dunes and scrublands invading the green valleys, water shortages, and in 1578 a massive El Niño flood that nearly ended the young colony.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Free Speech Fairness Act will prevent the IRS from targeting Americans for exercising their First Amendment rights.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Wellness tourism focuses on a guest's overall well-being — eating healthier, exercising and managing stress.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Nobody inside the Minnesota Wild locker room was trying to insult anybody’s intelligence by claiming a 1-goal win Monday night over the worst team in the NHL completely cured their recent ills.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Overworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overworking. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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