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[dih-klair] / dɪˈklɛər /




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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

"A new group of shareholders might say, 'Don't declare dividends; we need to reinvest this money in the companies.' What happens then? The first casualty will be the hospitals they run," said Potdar.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the 1949 classic, a small group of Londoners discover treasure and declare independence making them exempt from post-war rationing and other bureaucratic restrictions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

If there was ever a moment to declare you like someone, it was with a churro in your hand and a day of protesting a greedy land developer’s hostile takeover of your neighborhood behind you.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

“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

One thinks immediately of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, who after having both his arms lopped off declares, “It’s just a flesh wound.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

He declared an “ontological difference” between art made by AI and humans — meaning that the two are fundamentally different by nature.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ms. McMillan, panting in the 93-degree heat, declared victory at his vehicle: “I knew you were going to get into this one. It had a Kentucky tag on it, baby!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Iraqi government declared the military defeat of IS in 2017, but coalition forces remained to help prevent the group's resurgence.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declared that October 1, the day following the coalition's departure, should be celebrated as Sovereignty Day.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Leah declared that she felt “resisting influences” in the room.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Local media on Wednesday broadcast a video purporting to show Marset on the day of his arrest declaring: "Mariaca is my friend."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bass promised to address homelessness in her 2022 campaign, declaring a state of emergency on her first day in office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

Trump lavished praise on Xi and gave him a bald eagle statue, declaring the two had “never gotten along better.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Stassen leaped into his job with characteristic energy, declaring that he would assemble a supporting staff of “experienced men with brilliant analytical minds” to review American disarmament strategy from top to bottom.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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