commission
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The local agency’s commission voted to go to court instead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
An independent disciplinary commission ruled at the time that the espionage was authorised by Eckert and was a "contrived and determined plan from the top down".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Under the supervision of the commission, an independent trustee will monitor their implementation," it added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The commission later also recommended a different portrayal of Trump for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin that it suggested making “as large as possible.”
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Anita, after a heated auction, got Mia two years’ worth of time, even after the fifty-percent commission.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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The organisation which commissions specialist NHS care in Wales said funding was available but treatment was decided by clinical assessment.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Any sales that resulted would have been eligible for commissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Members of the office said the county, including its commissions, is still obligated to meet with labor unions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
They either charge you for your services or they earn commissions from the investment products they sell you and/or charge you a fee on top of that.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Vincent finishes those drawings quickly, and when he gives them to Uncle Cor, his uncle likes them so much he commissions a second series of cityscapes.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Like Johnson’s pictures of coal operations, Mather’s work was commissioned by owners for investors and stockholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Separately, the DUP has also commissioned an independent review into Donaldson's time in that party.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Each included a short new work commissioned by the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Mull of Kintyre Review was commissioned in 2010 following years of criticism over the decision to blame the pilots.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The other three men did not, but she was selected as the second backup and, like Irina, commissioned as a Soviet cosmonaut.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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Composed by Kevin Day, the Cincinnati Opera’s Afrofuturist world premiere is a promising opening to its commissioning initiative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Nine years after my mother's murder, the man accused of commissioning it stands trial," the journalist's son, Paul Caruana Galizia, wrote on social media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
It said it was "discussing potential adjustments to the commissioning timetable" with its partners "to deliver the project safely and as quickly as possible".
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
"Even in the first months after commissioning, we expect to start identifying promising events."
From Science Daily ● May 15, 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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