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Recent Examples of exert
His answers echoed what fellow Sandman EP David Goyer recently told our sister site Variety: that Gaiman didn’t exert a huge influence on filming of the series’ final episodes.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 July 2025
Trump is exerting significant pressure on holdouts to fall in line, but passage in the lower chamber is not guaranteed.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Or try the shorter, moderately exerting Aspen Alley, which is aptly named and runs for about two-and-a-half miles.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
Experts believe that violations or confusion in the early stages of a ceasefire are common, and the key issue now is whether the U.S. can exert pressure on Israel and Iran to promote the actual implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
—CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 July 2025
Trump is exerting significant pressure on holdouts to fall in line, but passage in the lower chamber is not guaranteed.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Or try the shorter, moderately exerting Aspen Alley, which is aptly named and runs for about two-and-a-half miles.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
Experts believe that violations or confusion in the early stages of a ceasefire are common, and the key issue now is whether the U.S. can exert pressure on Israel and Iran to promote the actual implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
—CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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As my Organizational Behavior professor at INSEAD, Kets de Vries challenged us to think about how to apply principles, not just learn them.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The same applies to travelers with mobility concerns.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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This is when the teen uses social conflict to express frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The treatment had never been used on a species of raptor before, but Ammann took a leap and sent them an email.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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The Trump Administration slashed FEMA and USAID, and disaster declarations are increasingly wielded as political tools.—
Nick Allardice,
Time,
10 July 2025
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But the artist has an innate understanding that the most constructive way of wielding control can be using it to carve out moments where honest emotion is sure to be unleashed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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According to McKinsey's recent Global Survey on the State of AI, only 13% of respondents said their company employs AI compliance specialists.—
Stanislava Tarasiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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She had been employed at a Belleville assisted living facility.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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