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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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Despite the opposition, the planning commission voted unanimously to advance the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A new legislative proposal would create a bipartisan commission to strengthen the finances of Social Security and Medicare at a time when the programs are under pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Time and time again, the commission has failed in its mission to be a voice for Angelenos, said Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

At that same meeting, county commissioners reviewed a recommendation by the development commission, a citizen advisory group, to pause data center projects while they studied their impacts and their accompanying power plants.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Years later, Dasch would finally learn why the commission had found him guilty: "a last minute change due to fear when he arrived in the United States."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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