Example Sentences

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The US embassy in Delhi - which media reports say has been "exerting pressure on the police to speed up the investigation" - has refused to comment on the case.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Here, the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons coalition, led by the Washington chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, has been exerting pressure on our representatives and senators to take a stand against nuclear weapons.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

From its centre in the Basket Range on the region’s western edge, the natural wine movement has been exerting a growing influence over the Adelaide Hills.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2020

The reason: Eighty percent of the world’s tungsten comes from China, and its government has been exerting greater control over production.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2017

This business has assumed large proportions, and it has been exerting so evil an influence upon our Country that the Immigration Commission felt compelled to make it the subject of a thorough investigation.

From Chicago's Black Traffic in White Girls by Turner-Zimmermann, Jean