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exercise

[ek-ser-sahyz] / ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz /






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Seoul said that the "period and scale" of the 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise had been adjusted due to a "proposal of the US side".

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

"Prior to this, our security team had even been preparing a simulation exercise, precisely because we understand the value to everyone -- our students, our personnel -- of safety."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The exercise can also be made more intense with a lower stance or squat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Lifestyle factors — such as diet, sleep, regular exercise, managing blood pressure and blood sugar, avoiding tobacco and alcohol — can reduce the risk of dementia by up to 45%, Tan said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

If you need staff paper for this exercise, you can print out this staff paperll PDF file.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The exercises are designed to prepare for a possible attack by North Korea.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

"Reducing exercises could have a positive impact on the possibility of US-North Korea dialogue," Park Won-gon, a professor at Ewha Womans University, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Here are four of Burbank’s favorite static and dynamic exercises to help you strengthen your balance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

“These exercises presented him an opportunity to do something concrete to show Kim he is serious about meeting.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The graduation exercises had been held, and the senior class of Stuyvesant High School had moved on with their lives.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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

The benefits were comparable to those seen in participants who exercised three times per week, which is the frequency commonly recommended in traditional exercise guidance.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

If the overallotment option is fully exercised, CXMT’s A-share IPO would be the third-largest in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Atahuallpa was revered by the Incas as a sun-god and exercised absolute authority over his subjects, who obeyed even the orders he issued from captivity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

The legal nonprofit Civil Liberties Defense Center filed a motion seeking to quash the subpoena, arguing that their client was exercising protected free speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"For many adults with central obesity who struggle to balance work, study, family and other commitments, time constraints are a primary barrier to exercising multiple days per week."

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

One was a tech engineer who took a sabbatical year at age 44 with income near zero after exercising options strategically to free up cash to pay the tax.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

She didn’t pause her exercising as she smiled at him, panting through her clenched teeth.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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