declare
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Onchan has been the first constituency to declare elected candidates in the 2026 general election, followed closely by Douglas South.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Losses to agriculture, transport and insurance – with many other businesses and services closed – could lead Canada, Mexico and most Caribbean and Central American countries to declare states of emergency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
There is no legal mechanism allowing a village, town or city to declare independence from the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A chairman skeptical of fine-tuning is an unlikely candidate to raise rates a quarter point and declare the job done, analysts said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“My best china is in that box, darling, and I declare you are throwing it around like a shot putt.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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“Light offshore wind. Clean, glassy barrels,” he declares softly to the camera as gray waves break behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Irwin himself declares that collections must stand apart from normal life: “What one collects should be useless.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
If they cannot agree, the judge declares a mistrial and prosecutors must decide whether to try the case again with a new jury.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Article 3 declares that there must be a Supreme Court, but that it has authority to decide only a narrow category of cases, such as lawsuits between different states.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Oppenheimer thought of a line from the ancient Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita, a dramatic moment in which the god Vishnu declares: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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The blaze was put under control on August 1, but continued to smoulder underground for weeks before finally being declared out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Gloucestershire Police said earlier it had declared a "major incident" with several men arrested "on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act".
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The port city has essentially declared war on its empty shop problem, taking an unusually hands-on approach to filling vacant units and bringing long-neglected upper floors of buildings into use.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Times restaurant Hall of Fame, he declared, “The No. 19 should be named the official sandwich of Los Angeles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Never fear, Lady Constance. I shall get help,” Penelope declared, as she ran to the door of the parlor.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Days of almost continuous heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital, with the city's governor declaring it a disaster-affected zone.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In 2002, the commission released its report, declaring that the museum “requires what its own leadership has described as a ‘transformation.’
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Mr. Bessent has tried to warn investors off bearish bets on the yen, declaring “I am the house” that always wins in the casino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
And they have been doing this without publicly declaring anything.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dr. Hart wrote a note to my teacher, declaring me banned from “strenuous activities.”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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