exerting

Example Sentences

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The Bogotá elite is used to exerting its influence in politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI will join SpaceX at the US mega-corp top table – exerting hitherto unseen power and influence across the globe and unprecedented dominion over its citizens if its champions are to be believed.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Also exerting influence in recent elections has been the district’s other largest union: Local 99 of Service Employees International Union.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"It will take a long time before such economic pain forces Iran to compromise," Ingram said, explaining it is "more likely economic disruption... pushes China into exerting more pressure on Iran to negotiate".

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

While we idled the months away, exerting our efforts to watch over a city of embers and stones, Boston is fallen to the rebels.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson