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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

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

In August, Platt countered with a demand for arbitration, asking the panel to declare him the co-CEO, according to an investor letter reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

A wide assortment of children's rights advocates, lawyers, and mental health experts were watching closely when we asked the Court to declare life-without-parole sentences imposed on children unconstitutional.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"The constitution says that Congress declares war," he said, and lawmakers should "haul these folks in" to answer questions.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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

Holmes declares, “From wherever I am, I’m going to continue to work inventing, even if it’s inventing from a cage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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

So tonight he declares a Family Dinner, which is his favorite communal Band-Aid.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Gadi Eisenkot declared that the public had "spoken in favour of change"

From BBC ● 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

However, if agreement proves impossible and an impasse is declared, a three-member arbitration panel would take over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Aha! So you’ve had enough, have you?” declared Major Puff victoriously from an even farther distance.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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 government said supplies would not be interrupted but declaring severe drought would ensure "proactive steps are taken to safeguard water before any disruption occurs".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Well, it would be hard to imagine any observer, in the years before World War I when they began to appear, declaring that they had no personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Kay startled everybody by declaring with a sniff that he himself had always been a mean blackguard, and then went quickly out of the room blowing his nose.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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