declaration

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Prices have fallen back recently in response to the declaration of a two-week cease-fire by the U.S. and Iran, but remain much higher than they were before the attacks of late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It was, in effect, a declaration that relearning the same lessons every three years had to stop.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In contrast to Kennedy’s declaration in January that the U.S. was “ending the war on saturated fat,” the heart association continues to recommend unsaturated fat sources over saturated ones for the sake of cardiovascular health.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Julian Barnes, a Times reporter, in a sworn declaration, noted that reporters were unable to access the new press facility on foot and were also not allowed to use a Pentagon shuttle bus.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The core leadership—Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Matilda Joslyn Gage, who was serving as president of the organization—wanted to prepare a formal statement, so they wrote a new declaration of women’s rights.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling