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"There's always a lot of lobbying, and ultimately perhaps also attempts to exert pressure on the committee," the secretary of the Nobel committee, Kristian Berg Harpviken, told AFP in an interview.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Conroy hoped to exert control over the psyche of the little girl and create a malleable monarch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms which tend to describe non-military methods designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary - for example cyberattacks, sabotage or misinformation.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

As you age, you may face limitations on your ability to exert agency, socialize often and embrace a cause.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

He continued, “No doubt man has great tendency to exert all senses, when thus stimulated.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Even though light can pass through it, making it invisible, it exerts a massive gravitational force that works to collapse the universe in on itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Instead, they detect its effects through the gravitational influence it exerts on stars, galaxies, and other visible objects.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

The southern hemisphere contains more of the planet's ocean water than the northern hemisphere and so exerts a bigger influence on average sea temperatures.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

But as Iran exerts gatekeeping power, analysts at Lloyd’s List Intelligence say vessels are now transiting a channel between Larak and Qeshm, and hugging the Iranian coast as they head to open seas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

Several times during the week, I have driven past the “Deliverance” church downtown, and the name alone exerts a scary attraction.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Morgan was at the center of a web of banks and industrial enterprises that exerted unprecedented control over the country’s commerce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Cohn never held any public office, or exerted any measurable political influence, either in New York or Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

That stands in contrast to President Xi, who has exerted greater central control and pressed a state-driven economic policy focused on technological autonomy and strategic industries.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Lai also said China "exerted pressure" on Japan and the Philippines during their negotiations over maritime boundaries in waters east of Taiwan.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The deceased’s left foot had locked itself behind the right, and Horace now exerted himself to free it.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

In its core regions, Indigenous communities became organized into political hierarchies, with powerful chiefdoms exerting influence over surrounding settlements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

And changing the behavior isn’t necessarily about exerting more willpower or coming up with a better system.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

"We are going to continue exerting pressure, and we've had very good discussions here already," Bessent told reporters Monday, a day after renewed exchanges of fire with Tehran.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Freeman describes Lilley as a friend, and an anonymous email sent to City Council in 2024 complained their socializing “could be perceived as exerting undue influence or favoritism.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

“You mistake me, you quite mistake me,” she replied, exerting herself.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen