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exercising

  • present participle
    of exercise.
    exercise
    noun
    bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health.

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Seabright last year ruled that Essayli was “not lawfully serving” as acting U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, but allowed him to continue exercising authority as a special attorney and first assistant U.S. attorney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

By the end of the eight-week study, participants exercising just once or twice weekly had maintained significant reductions in systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure compared with the control group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

"You may slow down your movements and stop exercising, you're treating yourself and your body and mind as if you are already ill."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

We never really feel like exercising, but we force ourselves, so we will drive to Beverly Hills and do the walking path along Santa Monica Boulevard, which is quite lovely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

And for a moment, I thought he might try to defend himself again, but apparently he’d changed tactics and was exercising his right to remain silent.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows