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exercise

[ek-ser-sahyz] / ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz /






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It means that athletes can drop weight and still train and exercise and achieve good results.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

I never exercise during the week in the mornings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

However, there is a strong case for this as there are multiple ways exercise might support the brain: improving cardiovascular health, increasing blood flow and boosting chemicals that promote brain-cell connections.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

It’s not dangerous to take if you don’t exercise, but you won’t see as much benefit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

He attempted to exercise his influence, as in fact the etiquette of the code duello required, to find a way out of the impasse.

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

Wainwright, about 130 miles east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital, is one of the main bases used by the Canadian military for live-fire training exercises, and it houses troops from Canada and allied countries.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation describes it as "the principal base for live fire training exercises".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The AI tool is meant to add fairness to the process, McKinsey partners say, since some human interviewers can be tougher than others in role-playing exercises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

While previous studies have largely examined how much time people spend exercising, the researchers focused on a different question: Does the number of days someone exercises influence how well they sleep?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Mr. McNamara got us doing warm-up exercises before starting us on laps.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Doctors also say that certain patients, usually older adults, postmenopausal women or people who have never exercised, are suddenly dealing with back or bone issues after experiencing rapid weight loss.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

On each of those occasions, the governor’s office exercised its authority to prevent her release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"People reported more positive outcomes in communication and conflict resolution when they exercised together."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The petition argues that Kumar exercised powers that belong to the commission collectively and seeks a ruling that any such actions were unauthorised.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The order had come from higher, true, but still he should’ve exercised some field discretion.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

We never really feel like exercising, but we force ourselves, so we will drive to Beverly Hills and do the walking path along Santa Monica Boulevard, which is quite lovely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Every day I walk or bike there, I see friends, neighbors and visitors meeting, walking, talking, exercising and engaging with each other directly, leaving their phones in their pockets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"He is being targeted for exercising his constitutional right to have a large family," CBS News quoted the lawyer as saying.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Researchers suggest that exercising together may naturally create more opportunities for conversation and positive interactions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“My nephew was exercising freedom of speech. That is not a crime. Right, Rogelio?”

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


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