as in to exert
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But in Schmitt’s hands, what could have been a straightforward takedown of conservative philanthropic activism is instead a personal meditation on control and the ways that institutions and systems exert control over our beliefs, lives and bodies.—
Shannon L. Bowen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Post-wildfire landslides can exert great loads on objects in their paths, strip vegetation, block drainage ways, damage structures and endanger human life, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Study participants did not exercise or sleep more, or exhibit better classroom behavior when phones were not allowed during school hours.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2025
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Mapping the Middle East During the British Mandate of Palestine from 1917 to 1947, British surveyors mapped the territories to exercise their control over the land and its people.—
Christine Leuenberger,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trauma may be overworked as a theme and a narrative device, but Victor’s subject here isn’t trauma, per se, so much as the manner in which it is processed, talked about, and not talked about.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Avoid overworking yourself before a trip, and while traveling, maintain healthy routines and good hygiene.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
28 Dec. 2024
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The Padres are trying to win their first World Series trophy.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Stillwater baseball dad tries to turn pain of son’s fentanyl death into hope for others More treatment programs followed — at least a dozen overall.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
16 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
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Can essay readers really detect if someone used AI for an application?—
Brad Tuttle,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Warriors eked out a 52-48 victory in the first meeting against Naperville North on Jan. 9, and this game was close for three quarters.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Thao eked out a victory in the election by just 677 votes.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Overexert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexert. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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