Example Sentences

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“We can’t stand persecution against labour unions anymore. We are declaring a strike in the face of the company’s neglect of labourers,” a union representative said during a live-streamed news conference.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

As the BLM nears a final decision, Minidoka survivors and descendants are declaring the site a place of healing that commemorates traumas their families still struggle to unpack and resolve.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Delhi's surge of Culex mosquitoes comes at a time when public health officials are declaring notable victories against other kinds of mosquitoes, including the Anopheles genus that transmits malaria.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022

Across England, hospitals are declaring “critical incidents” due to staff shortages and postponing planned surgeries.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Today in increasing numbers the women, particularly the younger women, are declaring their independence by their conduct.

From The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution by Thompson, Holland