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
Meanwhile, both Sarah Maltby and Claire Christian keep their seats in the first of the four constituencies in the capital to declare.
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
On Monday, the company launched a new broadside that would have the investors’ shares thrown out of appraisal proceedings, which ask the Delaware Court of Chancery to declare the fair value of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Pax shrank back, but Gray advanced calmly, his body lowered enough to declare nonaggression.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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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
At the Philadelphia Museum, an early wall label declares “artists are everywhere among us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
“My brother, the genius,” Susie declares, this time without sarcasm.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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Authorities declared a city-wide disaster on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain, and on Monday some residents were still wading through thigh-high waters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
The incident was declared on Saturday after emergency departments at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin struggled to cope with demand.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Richard M. Nixon famously declared, ‘I am not a crook.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
France, like Russia, rejected the German ultimatum and declared a general mobilization.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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
And they have been doing this without publicly declaring anything.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He had angered viewers by declaring his love for all three of the finalists and left the show without a mate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Pyat and Xaro had show-ered Dany with promises from the moment they first glimpsed her dragons, declaring themselves her loyal servants in all filings, but from Quaithe she had gotten only the rare cryptic word.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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