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exert

[ig-zurt] / ɪgˈzɜrt /


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They intend to use tools such as electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging to see how tendon vibration influences neural activity while people are exerting themselves.

From Science Daily

Rarely if ever has a U.S. president been in such a position to exert influence over the global energy market.

From Barron's

"That allows us to exert tremendous leverage over what happens next," he said on CBS.

From Barron's

The unusual motions of galaxies and the stars within them suggest that large amounts of unseen matter are exerting gravitational pull.

From Science Daily

Lifordi is developing an ADC to steer glucocorticoids directly to target immune cells, where they exert their benefits, and away from other cells and tissues.

From The Wall Street Journal