declare
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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
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"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
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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
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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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