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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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She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene, the statement said.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Clay was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
The man — identified as Carlos Navarro-Perez by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office — was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene, the statement said.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Clay was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
The man — identified as Carlos Navarro-Perez by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office — was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Jeffrey Singer, a doctor and senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, said decentralization can be beneficial.—
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Specialized brain mapping Since Lochtefeld's tumor was located in a delicate region, doctors used specialized technology to map his brain through language testing, which required him to recite material from memory.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Wherever Lafayette traveled, parades and speeches proclaimed the United States the world’s beacon of liberty.—
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The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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And while the exact statistics are impossible to determine, several current ghostwriting websites proclaim that over 50% of the books currently on the NY Times non-fiction bestseller list have been ghostwritten, though many agents and ghostwriters assure me that figure is too low.—
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4 Mar. 2026
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Trump has also spoken out in defense of his handling of the various crises facing his administration — but not nearly with the sort of detail and solemnity that wartime presidents usually speak, experts said.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the 90 minutes the two spoke, Shaynak shared a number of details about his life that actually made it into the show.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur, which was uttered while the actors were on stage.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Mar. 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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Bahrain’s national oil company declared force majeure for its shipments after an Iranian attack set its refinery complex ablaze.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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When an advisory is declared, impacted residents should not drink or use the tap water for preparing food or brushing teeth without boiling it first, the public utility said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Noting some confusion over the like-for-like numbers this year, given recent changes to the business structure, the analysts said that weapon and ammunition growth will remain elevated, and there is scope for its naval business to be resilient, too.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The dozens of demonstrators who signed up to give their public comment had to wait outside.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Noem insisted to Kennedy that the campaigns were effective.—
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Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI’s head of national-security partnerships insisted that the answer was no.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Pronounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounce. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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