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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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By Lisa See Scribner: 384 pages, $32 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 • Jun. 11, 2026

That creates a potential conflict of interest, particularly given that with many annuities, the representative selling them receives a substantial commission.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The commission warned this would "have to increasingly affect services people rely on".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"Inadequate basic safeguards, including poor management of authentication signing keys and lax access controls" caused the personal data of around 37.5 million users to be exposed, the commission said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She compares her numbers to the computer’s numbers and punches in a bunch of decimals for our commission.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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