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exert

[ig-zurt] / ɪgˈzɜrt /


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However, stockpiling could still be propelling that upturn as supply constraints continued to exert an impact with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

They result from the movement of mantle material beneath the lithosphere and the forces that flowing mantle can exert on the rigid plate above it.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

"For many months now, espionage, sabotage and extremely far-reaching attempts to exert influence have been part of everyday life."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“Because we lose the ability to exert force quickly as we get older. Plyometrics — involving motor control, coordination, agility and reactivity — trains quick responses.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

They are obeying strict laws, rather like the laws of gravity or of planets in orbit, whereby some chords exert more power than others.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The southern hemisphere contains more of the planet's ocean water than the northern hemisphere and so exerts a bigger influence on average sea temperatures.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The inflation tracker that exerts the biggest influence on the actions of the Federal Reserve is getting a makeover just as a divided central bank weighs whether to raise U.S. interest rates this fall.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Lloyd Webber still exerts artistic control through the score, which is treated too reverently.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

But as Iran exerts gatekeeping power, analysts at Lloyd’s List Intelligence say vessels are now transiting a channel between Larak and Qeshm, and hugging the Iranian coast as they head to open seas.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

The more mass it has, the more gravity it exerts on the space around it.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

That stands in contrast to President Xi, who has exerted greater central control and pressed a state-driven economic policy focused on technological autonomy and strategic industries.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

It was “an excruciating experience,” one person present said, and a signal how little influence America’s closest allies, even traveling as a collective, exerted with the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

According to anonymous sources quoted by the Financial Times, other directors viewed Manifold as too aggressive and believed he exerted excessive control over the company.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

“Change” exerted on another through force robs the receiving party of the dignity of authoring their own life path.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Yet even as the themes of Counterfeit Paradise spread to the worlds of natural science and political activism, Meggers’s ideas exerted ever- diminishing influence in archaeology itself.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Malcolm quickly began exerting control over Amy's life.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: "We are going to continue exerting pressure, and we've had very good discussions here already."

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Freeman describes Lilley as a friend, and an anonymous email sent to City Council in 2024 complained their socializing “could be perceived as exerting undue influence or favoritism.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

In February 2022, Hugh, then aged 71, felt generally well but started to experience shortness of breath when he was exerting himself.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Llewelyn said he needed to stretch his neck after exerting his body defeating the shadows.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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