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declare

[dih-klair] / dɪˈklɛər /




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The group is demanding that the government declare a national emergency to unlock more resources to fight wildfires across the vast archipelago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

It is too soon to declare mission accomplished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

This is not out of character; his habit is to prematurely declare victory in everything, apparently assuming that the force of his declaration makes it a reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Students must declare their major by the end of their sophomore year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

He started by invading Poland, which prompted Britain and France to declare war.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

He and Sheléa double-team “Still Within the Sound of My Voice,” which Mr. Webb declares “an impossible song to sing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I don’t believe in anything anymore,” Klaus, who is also a writer, declares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

It declares an El Nino when temperatures there run at least 0.5C above normal and the atmosphere responds, weakening the trade winds and shifting tropical rainfall eastward.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

With yet another treatise on this topic having been published, Slate book critic Laura Miller declares that it’s time for the discourse to evolve.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

On December 26, 1941, General MacArthur declares Manila an “open city.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“Thursday is a paid holiday. Because Flavor Flav said so,” Flav, whose name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., declared on Instagram and Threads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Asiatic cheetahs were declared extinct in India in 1952.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Honeywell Aerospace’s board additionally declared a 40-cent dividend, payable on Dec. 4 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 13.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

For a chunk of the public, the art form’s biggest moment recently was when the actor Timothée Chalamet effectively declared it dead at a town hall event.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

On August 3, convinced that French forces were about to attack its western border, Germany declared war on France.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Trump, however, was not entirely sour on Brazil's leftist president, declaring, "I like Lula, I get along with him very well."

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The one thing Americans love more than a celebrity feud is taking sides and declaring a victor after each round, even if the opponents don’t realize they’re being pitted against each other.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

The confusion and chaos began hours before the ceremony had even started, after the official Ballon d'Or website published an article declaring Kane as the winner of the men's award.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Carney, who was raised in the province, has exempted Alberta from some environmental measures and backed a new oil pipeline to the coast of British Columbia, declaring it a project in the country’s national interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Owen therefore instructed Vernon and Shorey to return to South Africa, and the newspaper published a statement declaring that it had rescinded its sponsorship of the expedition.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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