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declaration

[dek-luh-ray-shuhn] / ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən /




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Triflingly, a San Francisco minister took Pacheco to task because his gubernatorial declaration of the date for Thanksgiving “had not the remotest acknowledgement of Almighty God.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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

These scenes reflect Ms. Hall’s declaration to keep her language “self-consciously modern, in direct imitation of Euripides,” whom Aristotle praised for granting his characters up-to-date diction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Renshaw again held Australia's innings together, but was more adventurous in his strokeplay to set up his side's declaration.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Second Part of Rhetoric 89 That teed up what was to follow: the somewhat hangdog expression of national determination that was, a few days later, to lead to the formal declaration of war.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Even so, during their daily check-ins, Grace and Todd still call each other babe and exchange declarations of love.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Four student members submitted declarations but are not individual plaintiffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Both women went through "intense" vetting and were required to read and sign declarations stating that they had no contacts who were "engaged in criminal activities", the court heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Yet a sense of cynical self-regard belies these inspiring declarations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Summer turns to fall, and as they walk together through the fields around Nuenen, Margot makes ominous declarations to Vincent.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman


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