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Declare
Declare verb - To make known openly or publicly.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In a moment of crisis, a hero or a villain might look back and declare: "I've come too far..." to stop now.
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After the post master takes a wrench to it, the wizards come back and declare the universe was destroyed in one go, but popped right back into existence immediately afterwards before anyone could notice.
Source: Discworld / Going Postal - Bush and USC airmailed both copies of the trophy they received back to the Heisman Trust, who decided not to declare a winner for 2005.
Source: Serious Business / Sports
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