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deciding

[dih-sahy-ding] / dɪˈsaɪ dɪŋ /


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For example, investors can customize a portfolio by deciding to focus on a certain type of asset or avoid certain risks, and can take opportunities to reduce or defer capital-gains tax liability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Clarke said later that he has "fantastic problems" in deciding who starts against Haiti.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

FedEx investors who got shares in the spin are deciding whether they want them, and other investors are evaluating the stock as Wall Street starts writing research on the company.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Not the small pause people make before deciding they don’t want to try.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

They would have to find a better beach before deciding what to do next.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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