exert
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The land wasn’t empty, and Native American tribes fought fiercely to defend it in alliance with the British, leading Washington to dispatch multiple punitive expeditions to subdue them and exert American control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Instead of bothering much about dialogue, “Fuze” is a blueprint of how stress and deference exert themselves upon a workplace.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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
“It can exert heavy influence on market stability, quarter-end flows and short-term volatility for S&P 500.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
For the likes of yourself, it's always been easy to exert your influence.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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