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declare

[dih-klair] / dɪˈklɛər /




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Students must declare a major by the end of their sophomore year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The new figures came as Indonesian officials rebuffed calls to declare the fires a national disaster and said the country was "still capable of handling the situation ourselves" after neighbouring Malaysia again offered assistance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

In August, Platt countered with a demand for arbitration, asking the panel to declare him the co-CEO, according to an investor letter reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We are asking the government to declare a disaster zone so that more financial resources will arrive,” said Gerardo Gutiérrez, 56.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

They tie nkisis of leaves around their wrists and declare themselves impermeable to bullets, immune to death.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

“My dignity and power will not be dimmed,” Folger declares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

"I am the man you left for dead. I am the one you pretended never existed," he declares.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It declares an El Nino when temperatures there run at least 0.5C above normal and the atmosphere responds, weakening the trade winds and shifting tropical rainfall eastward.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

So tonight he declares a Family Dinner, which is his favorite communal Band-Aid.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

M&A expert Aswath Damodaran, a finance professor at New York University, several years ago declared that acquisitions are “the most value-destructive action a company can take.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The WHO had declared Uganda Ebola-free after authorities there reported no new cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

So New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared at a ribbon-cutting event last week with Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a low-income housing project in Brooklyn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

British man Nathan Stobbart has been declared missing in action while fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“We will not let ourselves get caught,” Aunt Kitty declared.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

But in the renovated bathrooms the famous plaques above the urinals — including the one declaring “Charles Bukowski pissed here” — will remain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The number of Dartmouth undergraduates declaring computer science as their major peaked in 2021 at 263, up 209% from 2013, according to Dartmouth data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Well, it would be hard to imagine any observer, in the years before World War I when they began to appear, declaring that they had no personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The government said supplies would not be interrupted but declaring severe drought would ensure "proactive steps are taken to safeguard water before any disruption occurs".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even better, sweet David seems to be on the verge of declaring his love for me.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins


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