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exert

[ig-zurt] / ɪgˈzɜrt /


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Such particles may still exert a measurable influence on these decays over the small Standard Model contribution.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The Saudis exert tremendous effort to organize it, deploying legions of security forces, healthcare workers and guides.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It’s a subtler way to exert leverage over the world’s most important oil chokepoint, analysts at J.P.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

For years, China has sought to exert influence abroad through a "vast bureaucracy and network" of resources, people and funding, said Lyle Morris, a senior fellow with the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

They could exert control, or relinquish it to their own unconscious minds.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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