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Recent Examples of exert
Felder suggested that the Beth El rabbis send out a congregation-wide e-mail offering guidance on how to respond to the humanitarian crisis—say, by directing members to relief groups or by encouraging members to contact their representatives in Congress to exert pressure on Israel.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Their shapes often distort as one galaxy exerts tidal forces on the other.
—Big Think, 30 Mar. 2026
But before all that happened, when Americans were the good guys, there were other countries who were instead manipulators and who exerted undue influence over Iran.
—Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
The district’s board released an 85-page report of a third-party investigation into Caleb Elliott which says Bill Elliott exerted his influence in his son’s hiring process.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Their shapes often distort as one galaxy exerts tidal forces on the other.
—Big Think, 30 Mar. 2026
But before all that happened, when Americans were the good guys, there were other countries who were instead manipulators and who exerted undue influence over Iran.
—Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
The district’s board released an 85-page report of a third-party investigation into Caleb Elliott which says Bill Elliott exerted his influence in his son’s hiring process.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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The Financially Distressed City Law allows home-rule municipalities in the top 5% of tax rates and the bottom 5% of tax income per capita to apply for fiscal relief via a state takeover of finances.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The change will not apply to customers who bought tickets before Friday, April 3, the airline said.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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There are no fitness facilities, but guests are welcome to use Surin's large gym and a sauna just a short shuttle ride away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Taylor, the policing expert, said a PIT maneuver is a strong tool, but should be used sparingly.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Maurizio Cattelan, who also wielded a banana with profound memetic effectiveness, is one of the few other artists whose work has this kind of stickiness, but his recent sculptures have leaned more on the public’s appetite for stunts, whereas Rødland plumbs more mysterious depths.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The exterior portion of a $1 billion revamp of the more than 30-year-old Honda Center broke ground Thursday, March 26, with city and community leaders donning orange vests and wielding shovels to celebrate.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Chalker told me that his consulting firm, Global Risk Advisors, had once employed nearly two hundred people, almost all of them former military and intelligence officers.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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