declare
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They want the government to declare the haze a national disaster, which would allow for recovery measures such as the coverage of healthcare costs.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Last year, former FDA commissioner David Kessler asked the agency to declare certain refined carbohydrates unsafe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Her defence argued that the judge should use his power to declare her not guilty.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
He was smoothing the note on his palm, when a young very dark-skinned customs officer asked, “Anything to declare, sir?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
SB 942 declares that detainees at state, local and privately run facilities have the right to medical, dental and mental health care; physical exercise; clean drinking water and functioning toilets; and other rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Irwin himself declares that collections must stand apart from normal life: “What one collects should be useless.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Hasta la vista," declares the Daily Star, which also leads its front page on Anthropic.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Even a few yards less might help us survive,” Caesar declares.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Leiters declared Porsche would never make an electric 911 but said he was won over by an electric 718 Boxster sports car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A critical incident was declared at some London hospitals after the provider was targeted by Qilin on 3 June 2024, with blood transfusion services severely disrupted, operations cancelled and emergency patients diverted elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
As the Dodgers’ postseason hype video declared before the game: “October doesn’t remember who came close. It remembers who triumphs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"The right to protest is not a right to exercise violence," she declared on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 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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While accepting the honor, the comedian thanked his daughter, Jane, and grandson, Jackson, before referring to Ah as his “sublime companion” and declaring his love for her.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Coca-Cola’s Powerade is playing off Novig’s campaign with ads declaring women’s sports are “never just sports.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Das also posted a message declaring that the site had been "reclaimed" and that they were being detained.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
These realities don’t map to every experience yet following the NPC slander to its logical conclusion can be dangerous: declaring that a person’s alleged lack of inner thinking is justification for dismissing their humanity.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
So, I wasn’t totally clear on how I felt when I realized that my mom was declaring war on Mr. Tushman, Auggie Pullman, and all of Beecher Prep.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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