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decide

[dih-sahyd] / dɪˈsaɪd /


Usage

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To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today. To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. 

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He also said that if there’s evidence that AI systems are conscious today, or conscious enough to deserve welfare, it must be immediately disclosed to the public so society can decide how to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, a stunning reversal just two days before Michigan voters decide one of the country’s closely watched Senate races.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

“It’s like watching Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football, but I can’t decide who is Lucy and who is Charlie Brown,” said tech journalist and frequent “Real Time” guest Kara Swisher in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Voters will decide runoffs for four open judge seats:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I wanted to know if there was anything that could be done about my problems, but I couldn’t decide how much I wanted them to know about me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Her post gained thousands of supportive comments and she posed the question: "What happens when AI decides what 'normal' looks like?"

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Five years later, Meta encompasses virtual reality, A.I. agents, smart glasses, or whatever technological revolution Zuckerberg decides to throw billions of dollars at next.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Europe will always stand up for the protection of its borders. Europe decides who comes to our Union and under what circumstances," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

If a state decides to fund services such as tutoring, therapy, school lunches, busing and on-campus nurses, then faith-based schools are entitled to participate alongside nonsectarian counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In Rome, Leonardo’s commission does not go well: before starting, he decides he needs to perfect the varnish—the thing he’ll need after he’s finished painting.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

In the second season of his HBO series, “The Rehearsal,” he decided to get tested for autism after reading reviews that said that the series was an allegory for the autistic experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Hearts should maybe explain what tests were done on the midfielder and on what basis they decided he was considered fit enough to carry on.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The couple who owned it marketed the plot as a potential glamping site, but they decided to sell it instead to the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Norway’s tourism officials decided to take that as a compliment.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

I would’ve graduated in another year, but by now I’d learned everything that would help me run the store with Ba, which was what I’d decided to do.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Maya described her as a "ball of fun", while Kenny put on his best acting skills in the aftermath by pretending to be struggling with having the deciding vote, even comforting poor Sharon.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Under state law, magistrates are to “impose the least onerous conditions” when deciding bail and should set bail “as low as the court determines is necessary” to assure the defendant returns to court.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

She was deciding what to say at the meeting; she was deciding what to wear.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

We are weighing up the wisdom of investing in a market driven by artificial intelligence and deciding whether to instead keep money in cash or pay off our mortgage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It would be his first trip there, and he planned to spend about a year before deciding which medical school to attend, Harvard or CaseWestern.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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