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The petition said Ledward "has still not distributed the estate" and "continues to exert unilateral control" over it.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

President Donald Trump made a new push Monday to exert more control over the Strait of Hormuz, a global oil chokepoint that is over 7,000 miles from the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

It severely curtailed the ability of a president to quickly remove Federal Reserve officials, and thereby exert its influence over monetary policy, and reinforced the deference due to the independence of the central bank.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

"Clearly, we exert our own ecology of fear," she said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

Given Walt’s need to exert control and Chris’s extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

If one spouse exerts control and the other is disengaged or kept out of the loop, filing tax returns can inflame tensions and drive a wedge into the relationship.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

Tsuruko, the eldest, stays largely offstage but exerts a crucial, conservative influence on family affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Spermine also exerts an influence on other diseases, including cancer for example.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025

Unlike lying, an imagined reality is something that everyone believes in, and as long as this communal belief persists, the imagined reality exerts force in the world.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

But he ultimately blocked the deal on the theory that Spirit’s ultralow-cost model exerted downward pressure on fares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Reverting to that approach against Spurs allowed them to pick moments in which they exerted energy, attacking the box decisively when spaces opened up – as a more naturally counter-attacking side.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

He set his bag on the floor and exerted pressure.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The Bogotá elite is used to exerting its influence in politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI will join SpaceX at the US mega-corp top table – exerting hitherto unseen power and influence across the globe and unprecedented dominion over its citizens if its champions are to be believed.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Also exerting influence in recent elections has been the district’s other largest union: Local 99 of Service Employees International Union.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

"It will take a long time before such economic pain forces Iran to compromise," Ingram said, explaining it is "more likely economic disruption... pushes China into exerting more pressure on Iran to negotiate".

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

I thanked the assembled nations for exerting pressure on South Africa, citing in particular Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanganyika, who spearheaded the successful drive to oust South Africa from the British Commonwealth.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela