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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 Bradford-based solicitor told his potential client he could get out of the fine - if he could find someone overseas prepared to declare themselves the owner of the mini-mart.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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

Adams suspected that Hamilton, whom he had formerly distrusted and now utterly loathed, saw himself as an American Napoleon, poised to declare martial law and present himself as the available savior.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I’ve got vengeance in my heart,” he declares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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

Oppenheimer thought of a line from the ancient Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita, a dramatic moment in which the god Vishnu declares: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Atletico also complained to Fifa, but football's governing body declared it had no jurisdiction over the case.

From BBC ● 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

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

“What we need, Nell—er, Penelope—is a confession,” Mr. Pinkerton declared, running a hand through his wild brown beard.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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 he redeemed himself somewhat by declaring that he had finally got a taste for villainy.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

Is it based on a misdiagnosis of a legitimate problem, such as declaring that a construction which is sometimes ambiguous is always ungrammatical?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker