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Recent Examples of exert
Albert’s prose sometimes strains for lyricism, but the mysteries embedded in the novel—creative, familial, and supernatural—exert a powerful draw.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The Tohono O’odham have continued to welcome outsiders, including the federal government, even when those outsiders have sought to exert further control over the O’odham’s ancestral homelands.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Reaching the finish line The Swift observatory is flying in low-Earth orbit, where the outermost layers of the atmosphere still exert some aerodynamic influence on satellites.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
The reproductive effects exerted by the bacterium Wolbachia have been used to control insect pests and disease vectors such as the dengue-, Zika-, and chikungunya-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The Tohono O’odham have continued to welcome outsiders, including the federal government, even when those outsiders have sought to exert further control over the O’odham’s ancestral homelands.
—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Reaching the finish line The Swift observatory is flying in low-Earth orbit, where the outermost layers of the atmosphere still exert some aerodynamic influence on satellites.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
The reproductive effects exerted by the bacterium Wolbachia have been used to control insect pests and disease vectors such as the dengue-, Zika-, and chikungunya-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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Wiener asked for amendments to the bill during the bill’s review and in the committee meeting, including that the lifetime ban only be applied to Tier 3 members.
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The ruling establishes the legal standard going forward and does not change the law that applied previously.
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Alysa Guffey Currently, data centers use industrial zoning and ask for exemptions to use the site for data centers.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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None wielded that weapon more skillfully than the victims and enemies of slavery.
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These songs spoke truth to power and demonstrated how people can wield traditional music to spotlight the economic anxieties of the working class.
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Krystal McFeders, a Unified Government spokesperson, confirmed Friday night that Chism is employed by the government.
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Should economic growth threaten one of those aspects, the FOMC is employed to move in order to deliver its objectives.
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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