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Recent Examples of wield
His questions centered on Bell’s management philosophy and the importance of making hiring decisions transparently — a nod to Levine’s concerns about the authority wielded by Hosseini and the university’s trustees.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
To the contrary, the smaller the Democratic Party, the more power the DSA wing can wield inside it.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
These days, the cast of the Harry Potter films wields more diapers than magic wands.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Presidents already wield significant influence over agency leadership.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
To the contrary, the smaller the Democratic Party, the more power the DSA wing can wield inside it.
—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
These days, the cast of the Harry Potter films wields more diapers than magic wands.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Presidents already wield significant influence over agency leadership.
—
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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Beijing has exerted greater institutional control in Tibet since Xi Jinping became the country's president in 2012.
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Avard grew concerned that the Chinese bottled water company Nongfu Spring, which purchased a more than 375,000 square-foot industrial property in Nashua in 2025, would begin to exert influence over the local political process.
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Alysa Guffey Currently, data centers use industrial zoning and ask for exemptions to use the site for data centers.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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Wiener asked for amendments to the bill during the bill’s review and in the committee meeting, including that the lifetime ban only be applied to Tier 3 members.
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The ruling establishes the legal standard going forward and does not change the law that applied previously.
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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