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exertion

[ig-zur-shuhn] / ɪgˈzɜr ʃən /


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The Los Angeles County medical examiner said the cause of death stemmed from the combined effects of physical exertion, environmental heat exposure, blunt trauma and COVID-19 infection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Our power of thermoregulation meant that we . . . were able to operate at higher levels of exertion in hot conditions, and sustain a higher body temperature, than nearly all other mammals.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"My body has lost the ability to recover from exertion," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The trackers can help monitor physical exertion, stress levels and heart rate.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The bonobos still in their nests kept shrieking while those of us nearby gawked at Pweto, He stood still in the clearing, his crippled arm lying in the dirt, and his chest heaving from exertion.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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