exercised
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The good doctor exercised his Fifth Amendment rights in response to most questions, correctly pointing out that Paul has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
SpaceX sold approximately 639 million shares to the public through its IPO and as the underwriters fully exercised their overallotment options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Participants who exercised once per week and those who exercised three times per week reduced total body fat mass, body fat percentage, and waist circumference.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Arnault appeared particularly exercised by suggestions of a “Succession”-style struggle among his children—Delphine, Antoine, Alexandre, Frédéric and Jean—to take over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Out on the plateau beyond the town employees of the bull-ring exercised picador horses, galloping them stiff-legged on the hard, sun-baked fields behind the bull-ring.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
