exercised
Example Sentences
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On each of those occasions, the governor’s office exercised its authority to prevent her release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The study, recently published in Family Relations, found that couples who exercised together reported better communication, more effective conflict resolution and less marital stress than couples who did not share physical activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The petition argues that Kumar exercised powers that belong to the commission collectively and seeks a ruling that any such actions were unauthorised.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The offering is poised to raise around $843.7 million, which could increase to $969.8 million if an overallotment option is fully exercised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Therefore, every time that Úrsula became exercised over her husband's mad ideas, she would leap back over three hundred years of fate and curse the day that Sir Francis Drake had attacked Riohacha.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
