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exercise

[ek-ser-sahyz] / ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz /






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"If people have no assets then these judgments are worthless because they have nothing to enforce them against. You are just taking them through an exercise of further suffering."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Because the Constitution gives the federal government exclusive authority over foreign affairs and the conduct of wars, federal law preempts all state law that substantially interferes with the Government’s exercise of those powers,” Alito wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Two of my siblings are getting married this year, which means I’ve been thinking more than usual about wedding registries — that peculiar exercise in imagining a future life.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

The savings-rate exercise, for example, is part of a case study students work throughout the year about a small-business owner.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Only after hours of exercise would he sit down at his chessboard.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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