declare
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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
The new figures came as Indonesian officials rebuffed calls to declare the fires a national disaster and said the country was "still capable of handling the situation ourselves" after neighbouring Malaysia again offered assistance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Students must declare a major by the end of their sophomore year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Perhaps that was what made William declare himself.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Noting “Martin McDonagh has already been anointed,” Amy Nicholson declares, “Jesse Eisenberg is poised to become the 21st century’s next great screenwriter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"I am the man you left for dead. I am the one you pretended never existed," he declares.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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
So declares the Cato Institute’s Scott Lincicome upon rolling out a new dashboard showing that, since June last year, the U.S. has taken equity stakes in 35 companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“I detest American television,” Moushumi eventually declares to everyone’s delight, then wanders into the hallway to continue her reading.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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“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
The facility first opened as a municipal course in 1920 on property Congress declared a public park in 1897.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
After registering a total of 20 cases and two deaths, neighbouring Uganda was declared Ebola-free by the WHO in late August.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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
“Have you declared exclusivity with either of them?”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Elsewhere, the paper reveals the high street giant Poundland is on the "brink of declaring insolvency", even as Healey attempts to help struggling businesses and households, the paper writes.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
But in the renovated bathrooms the famous plaques above the urinals — including the one declaring “Charles Bukowski pissed here” — will remain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
So he went to the pool and jumped in, declaring himself captain of the team and joining Scythe Goddard’s loyal subjects in their game.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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