exercised

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Black and Indigenous Americans, labor organizers, immigrants, queer people, political dissidents, abuse survivors, and countless others have discovered that rights celebrated in the abstract can evaporate when exercised against the wrong forces.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Volatility is a key ingredient in pricing options, as it is used to gauge how likely a contract is exercised depending on the timing of the option’s expiration.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Her party has exercised major influence in a fragmented Congress that has helped topple several presidents.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

I appreciated the restraint exercised by Caleb Eberhardt, who trusted the audience to discern what it needed to discern about Kenneth when he played the role at La Jolla Playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But they also exercised a new freedom to make decisions of their own—about work, housing, school, voting.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield