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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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By Alexander Maksik Europa Editions: 256 pages, $26 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Discounts and booking terms can complicate comparisons, and none of these tests establishes that the AI commission caused the price gap.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

With turnout at just 5.8 percent at 11:00 am local time, according to the Bulgarian electoral commission, voter Valentina Stoeva, 44, told AFP she hoped "that Bulgarians will go out and vote today".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Serbia's election commission says elections are free and the ballot is secret.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The commission sentenced Alfons to restriction to his town limits for a period of two years, six months’ expulsion from college, and one month of hard labor.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The program hasn’t yet gone to the harbor commissions for approval.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Analysts have stressed that the pledge needs to be turned into enforceable ratepayer protections through work with utility commissions, state legislatures and state governors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Some states, such as Illinois and Minnesota, have established commissions to begin the work of accountability already.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

The study, "A pilot study of daily blueberry intake modulates the gut microbiota enzyme commissions in older, sedentary adults with mild depressive symptoms," was published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

It’s right there on my Tumblr: I’m officially open for commissions.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

You will never guess who commissioned that report.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

The research, known as the Alcohol Intake and Health Study, was originally commissioned by the U.S. federal government to help shape updated national dietary recommendations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

When Whelan was commissioned to orchestrate the interval for the 1994 competition, again hosted in Ireland, he built on the foundation established by himself and Lunny.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

To fans, that was the most consequential part of the historic punishment dealt by the NBA, which commissioned a year-long investigation that determined the Clippers committed audacious levels of salary cap circumvention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He commissioned the unknown, untested Igor Stravinsky to provide music for one of the new ballets, The Firebird.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Elizabeth Vaziri, commissioning editor at Voyager and Magpie at the publisher Harper Collins, told the programme fantasy had "always been a portal for escapism".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Tesla plans to begin commissioning equipment for a planned facility in its hometown of Austin, Texas, in 2027, it told investors on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Paul Cremo, who directs the Met's commissioning program, said creating the other-worldly universe for "Bardo" -- in which tendrils engulf singers and ghosts explode -- challenged the Met's technical staff.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The success of the new commissioning pipeline will depend on how the schools involved organize cadet life and prepare students for service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I wanted to stay at Valley Forge and attend its junior college, which would allow me to go through the early commissioning process, receive my associate’s degree, and become a second lieutenant in the Army.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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