exercise
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Standing is the constitutional requirement under Article 3 that a plaintiff have a sufficiently personal stake in a dispute before a federal court may exercise judicial power.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
During a naval exercise in 2025, the Revolutionary Guard demonstrated a system using a Fajr-5 rocket to deploy a sea mine at a distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I think that exercise is going to happen over the next four weeks,” Mozeliak said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Swimming is different from other sports; not learning the skill can have consequences far beyond missing out on exercise.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“I need to get to work early if I’m going to make my exercise class tonight.”
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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The Chinese and Egyptian militaries carried out joint air combat exercises in August that featured Beijing's powerful J-16 fighter jet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In addition to the variety of instruments evoking the sounds of nature, it incorporated breathwork, vocal exercises and a small amount of physical sensation: a refreshing spritz of rose water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
South Korea just saw an abrupt curtailment of this summer’s “Ulchi Freedom Shield” exercises with the U.S., following an order from President Trump to halt the drills early.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“In most statistical exercises, it’s not unthinkable that there might be 0.019% false positives – and if that were the case here, that would turn the total conclusions to zero,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
While sitting on the mower, I did some deep-breathing exercises we’d learned in gym class, until the panicky dread in my gut had subsided a little.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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Hertz, who argued the sheriff’s case after Riverside’s county counsel largely sided with the plaintiffs, said Bianco simply exercised his legal discretion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
—Bitcoin edged lower as investors exercised caution due to ongoing uncertainty over the Middle East conflict and ahead of U.S. inflation data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
In retrospect, it is odd how little power the dead farmer exercised over an imagination as morbid and hysterical as my own.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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But he added: William "will look benevolent. He will look like he is exercising magnanimity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Did groups of men really treat tuberculosis by exercising nude?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
However, exercising on varied and even unstable surfaces can reduce this wear-and-tear process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
For much of my life, walking in Indian cities has felt less like exercising a right than negotiating an obstacle course.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I think what he was actually doing was exercising his legs—putting as much weight on them as he could, a bit more each time.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution
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