exert
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He ordered Aspen Dental to pay $2.3 million in penalties and restitution while also imposing new conditions to ensure the company doesn’t exert undue control over dental care at the practices it supports.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It's exceedingly rare for the White House to exert open pressure on the nine-judge panel, who are appointed to lifetime terms by the president and confirmed by Congress.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
From there Bordeaux took over, with substitute Ben Tameifuna powering over to exert control on the scoreboard and Temo Matiu putting the result beyond Bath, despite Tom Carr-Smith's late consolation.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Nowadays, the group can hardly exert control of areas within Yemen itself, and again, the intelligence community in 2025 and 2026 can only ascribe “intent” to the group and not actual attacks.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Given Walt’s need to exert control and Chris’s extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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