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exercise

[ek-ser-sahyz] / ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz /






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Fatigue resistance – women retain more strength over hours of endurance exercise.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Tan is largely neutral on the proposed take-private exercise, given limited impact on earnings, capital and valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The rest is mostly an exercise in giving the original chicken bake slightly better accessories.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

There’s also a small exercise benefit, but remember: You aren’t walking a dog, Blair said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It was all an exercise in selfishness, Jim thought.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Students are encouraged to make use of “calming corners” in each classroom where they can find instructions for breathing exercises, fidgets and stress balls and noise-canceling headphones.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Kim’s naval ceremony took place hours before the kickoff of trilateral military exercises involving Washington, Tokyo and Seoul.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

She’s been using Finch for more than a year now, and added, “I still have a long way to go, but love having my bird and self-care exercises in my back pocket.”

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Military sources inform the Times: "Army halts training exercises to save money."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Bull asked his son what he had extracted from the morning exercises.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"We are definitely no longer in that space - the strategic reserve is a real commitment for those who are in it, and they will be exercised as part of our exercise programme next year."

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Hertz, who argued the sheriff’s case after Riverside’s county counsel largely sided with the plaintiffs, said Bianco simply exercised his legal discretion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The good doctor exercised his Fifth Amendment rights in response to most questions, correctly pointing out that Paul has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

They have simply changed how that influence is exercised.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

“Well, you don’t need to get exercised, Jean,” she said.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

She said her philosophy was “you can never stop learning and exercising the acting muscle.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

But he added: William "will look benevolent. He will look like he is exercising magnanimity."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

For much of my life, walking in Indian cities has felt less like exercising a right than negotiating an obstacle course.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

With residents walking the paths daily and many owners exercising their dogs near the water, the alligator became a legitimate public-safety concern.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

And exercising judgement requires a specific set of virtues, the virtues you would hope to find in a jury of your peers: impartiality, assiduity, sincerity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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