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[ek-ser-sahyz] / ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz /






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Streeting also dismissed a Russian warship's recent live-firing exercise in the English Channel as "performative" but added it was a "reminder of the frankly unsafe and unprofessional way in which they have been conducting themselves".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The difference suggests that adding a supplement to a daily routine may be easier for many patients to maintain than following an exercise program.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Reworking her pieces felt, she writes, like a “soothing exercise, a way to return to a younger self and tinker with her words and assumptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

HUD dismissed that claim as “an exercise in rhetoric, speculation, and dramatic hyperbole, not law.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

For if Congress has a power to regulate the conditions of the inhabitants of states, within the states, it will be but another exercise of that power to declare that all shall be free.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

It wasn’t clear if the queries were part of genuine efforts to make the weapons or exercises to probe the apps’ capabilities, according to people familiar with the exchanges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

His Truth Social posts are often bizarre exercises in navel-gazing, and it’s clear he isn’t getting enough sleep.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

The pact covers tighter defence cooperation, including with naval exercises, as well as stronger ties in trade, diplomacy, culture, sport and science, the two countries said in a joint statement.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Referee Facundo Tello and his team will travel to the training centre and be put through exercises involving two XIs, who will perform drills to mimic the playing style and tactical approach of the quarter-finalists.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The books used a “graded” curriculum with successively more complex songs and exercises, and combined author-composed songs in these books with folk and classical material.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

That verdict came in 1897, towards the end of a century in which women who exercised and played sports had frequently faced disapproval.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The higher the implied volatility, the more likely the option to buy or sell is exercised, which means the higher the price for that option.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

SpaceX previously said its full green-shoe option had been exercised, leaving bankers with little ability to steady the share price.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

After 10 weeks of training, rats that exercised had about four times as many neurons in the cardiovascular nerve cluster on the right side of the body compared with the left, relative to untrained animals.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

And in the end that trueness could only come from its builder, from the care with which he exercised his craft, from the amount of heart he put into it.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

“When people are punished for exercising their First Amendment rights, we begin losing the democratic principles that protect all of us. Every American should be alarmed by retaliatory action against one’s free speech.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

For decades, the way to stay cool while exercising was simple: wear less clothing and make what you did wear light and loose.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Boeing also announced Monday that Saudi carrier Riyadh Air is exercising options for 28 787 Dreamliners from an order placed in 2023, and will convert 20 options to the largest variant of this aircraft.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

In its statement, Moygashel Bonfire Association said the display might "shock, offend or outrage", but said those involved in making it were exercising their right to freedom of expression.

From BBC Jul. 9, 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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