shall

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In Hegseth’s version, he replaced “and they shall know that I am the Lord,” from the book of Ezekiel with the call sign for a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“We shall have no hesitation to act if and when necessary, but there is no rush,” Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Most people know about the centerpiece of NATO’s treaty, Article 5, which states, “An armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

In Deuteronomy 10:19, the command is explicit: “You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“You would have thought she had never seen a baby being born before! I shall tease her about it for months. I was quite brave, though, wasn’t I, Madame Ionesco?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood