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exercise

[ek-ser-sahyz] / ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz /






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The exercise “ties in 100%” to Grynkewich’s “theory of victory,” German Brig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

One particularly encouraging finding was how little exercise appeared to be necessary.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

"The idea that I would then go out and exercise or move, even a gentle walk to the shops, was just not on the cards," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

It requires adequate staffing, good managers, training, compensation and enough breathing room for employees to exercise judgment.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Covered in sensors, the women pedaled an exercise bike in time to a metronome.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

It’s like spending the day doing core-tightening exercises on a Pilates ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

This can include lifting weights such as dumbbells, using gym machines or resistance bands, or using your own body weight in exercises such as squats, step-ups or press-ups.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Events manager Cordelia Sheridan, 27, who exercises four to five times a week at her gym in Battersea, says she treats her £45 gym membership "like an essential utility bill".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Investors have learned that military exercises usually end without disrupting commerce.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

These exercises provide focal points for children’s active listening and response, working local listening.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Participants who exercised more regularly also tended to feel more energetic and experience less stress the next day.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Elliott, a 69-year-old professor of nutrition in the Florida university system, had paid for add-ons that let her choose to parcel out payments over her lifetime or to her heirs—options she never exercised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Doctors also say that certain patients, usually older adults, postmenopausal women or people who have never exercised, are suddenly dealing with back or bone issues after experiencing rapid weight loss.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

On each of those occasions, the governor’s office exercised its authority to prevent her release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Foremole exercised his authority, clearing them out of his way.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

"He is being targeted for exercising his constitutional right to have a large family," CBS News quoted the lawyer as saying.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The director would be able to manage public works projects, including construction, buying or leasing property, exercising eminent domain with City Council approval, granting street permits, regulating parking and recommending budgets for the department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Rather than exercising discretion, they’re going to exercise enforcement,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

As for the residual costs of exercising her right to offend back in 2017, Griffin confirmed that some of her shows still draw protesters.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

He spent his time exercising his horse, unless he got an order to ride express for the Afric Queen, in learning to write with his left hand, and an orgy of reading.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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