as in to exert
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Verb
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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 -
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System exerted its autonomy from Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday by informing its workers that the agency will maintain its policy that allows two days of remote work a week.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin has urged citizens to exercise their rights under the Privacy Act to request access to any personal data collected by DOGE.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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For example, bone is constantly being remodeled in response to exercise or inactivity.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The National Park Service is already underfunded and overworked, yet somehow, the solution was to slash jobs—jobs that keep our parks clean, safe, and accessible...—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Like are you guys overworked somehow to not be able to expand on this?—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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When Gordon tried to go on the outside, Quansah was able to block his cross.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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After learning that his client Hector (Kamar de los Reyes) is the vigilante known as White Tiger, Matt (Charlie Cox) has his hands full trying to keep the secret and still prepare his defense.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ashutosh Rana essays the role of Kaushal’s uncle, Maratha general Hambirrao Mohite, in the film.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Salmaan essays the lead role of Baskhar in Venky Atluri’s Lucky Baskhar.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article San Diego managed to eke out a modest population gain in 2024, even as the county saw a continued exodus of tens of thousands of residents leaving for other parts of the country.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Then Duke got a third date with rival North Carolina, let a 24-point lead dwindle to 1 and had to eke out a win in the game’s final seconds after UNC lost its score-tying free-throw attempt with 4.1 seconds left due to a lane violation.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Overexert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexert. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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