declare
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He has yet to officially declare a run for the presidency, but is already on the road rallying support.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kennedy goes to great pains to declare that Róisín isn't her and she's not Róisín, "but there are similarities".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The private-equity firm is asking a judge to declare that Icahn and others illegally colluded to fight the $13 billion acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Losses to agriculture, transport and insurance – with many other businesses and services closed – could lead Canada, Mexico and most Caribbean and Central American countries to declare states of emergency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Well, I declare. I declare, Hoyt, don’t you beat all!” she said finally, and then, “Well, I swan. Won’t Mary Toy have a fit!”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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A poem declares that “love is like a clasp of jade.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In 2022, she released the smoky electro-pop, queer anthem “Boyfriend,” which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the theatrical “Breakfast,” a man-eater melody that declares she’s in charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
If they cannot agree, the judge declares a mistrial and prosecutors must decide whether to try the case again with a new jury.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Article 3 declares that there must be a Supreme Court, but that it has authority to decide only a narrow category of cases, such as lawsuits between different states.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Just in time for supper,” declares the cook, and he begins to ladle pease porridge into the mess pots.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Gov. Gavin Newsom last month declared a state of emergency, saying he wanted to mobilize state resources to “prepare for El Niño’s anticipated impacts, like strong storms and coastal flooding.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The party has just closed applications for the role and there are four runners who have openly declared.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
And the World Health Organization had previously declared Uganda Ebola-free, status the victim’s route could call into question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
And: “If your son died, became disabled, divorced or declared bankruptcy and could no longer afford to pay the mortgage, what would happen to you then?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
France, like Russia, rejected the German ultimatum and declared a general mobilization.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The front page of the Daily Star carries a number of spoilers from the first episode of the new series of The Celebrity Traitors, declaring that it contains the "biggest ever show blunder".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Authorities widened the crackdown in 2021, declaring cryptocurrency transactions illegal and restricting mining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bass promised to address homelessness in her 2022 campaign, declaring a state of emergency on her first day in office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In 2002, the commission released its report, declaring that the museum “requires what its own leadership has described as a ‘transformation.’
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
She takes my temperature, blood pressure, heart and pulse rates before declaring that I am simply lovesick.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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