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as in to say
to correctly produce the sound of (a word or letter) with one's voice
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as in to recite
to say or announce (something) in an official or formal way
The priest pronounced the blessing. Emotions ran high in the courtroom as the judge pronounced sentence.
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as in to proclaim
to say officially or assertively that (something or someone) is something specified
They pronounced the mission a success. She pronounced them married.
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One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2026
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Other deputies returned fire and Perez-Nieto was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
DHS officials said the deputy who was shot in the chest was wearing body armor.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
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David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2026
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Other deputies returned fire and Perez-Nieto was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
DHS officials said the deputy who was shot in the chest was wearing body armor.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
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Helen gives the gang a call, saying Billie is at the clinic.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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The company also says the battery can charge in under 10 minutes and last 100,000 cycles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of actors sit anxiously, reciting dialogue to themselves.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Garrett then recited the four-line verse, and the playful, tender exchange quickly went viral.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Those copies were then distributed to various assemblies, conventions, and continental troops on July 5, proclaiming the colonies’ independence to the world.—
Brian Rosenzweig,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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The divergence of the crypto market from broader economic gains has led many to proclaim that the industry has entered a new Crypto Winter—even though Bitcoin had notched all-time highs just four months ago.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Chelsea strongly believe that Gittens can be a success at the club, and Rosenior has spoken about him positively.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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For decades, the Grimmer family never spoke about Cheryl.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Others seem too nervous to utter much of anything at all.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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Being in the room with these other actors was so helpful for performance and to build a sense of momentum so that every word, every line wasn’t uttered in isolation in a vacuum.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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Massachusetts state of emergency The governor said declaring a state of emergency allows the state to respond quickly and deploy resources during the storm.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The president fuming and calling the decision a disgrace, has now turned to a provision in the law never before used by a president, to declare a new across the board 15 percent tariff on all nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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For those criminals, there is zero tolerance — they should be immediately deported or imprisoned, and sanctuary jurisdictions that give them safe harbor must be held accountable.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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But Andrews said state law doesn’t give counties the authority to issue moratoria.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump insists Iran should not be allowed to enrich any uranium at all.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some commentators interpreted Altman’s remark as a veiled criticism of Anthropic, which had not agreed to these terms previously and instead insisted on explicit contractual restrictions on how its models could be used.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Pronounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounce. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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