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decision

[dih-sizh-uhn] / dɪˈsɪʒ ən /




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CNN reported the president sought Leavitt’s counsel before making a final decision and offering Zacharia the position.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

"There's no real cause for celebration that we have to remember the price that was paid to get this decision over many years."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“You could make a thousand good decisions,” Mr. Brady says, “and you make one bad decision and that’s the only thing people will remember.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Investors are now nervously awaiting an October 23 decision by Moody's on France's sovereign credit rating, as a downgrade would automatically raise the government's borrowing costs further.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the rain makes my decision for me—it’s coming down harder now, more rain than mist, and I’m getting uncomfortably wet.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

In two extraordinary scenes, Mamdani was jeered by some of his supporters who have grown frustrated with his decisions in office and for not making good on certain campaign promises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then, she’ll start from scratch, asking what a patient is feeling and making clinical decisions from there.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

An independent panel would be set up to oversee funding decisions and help shape priorities, the foundation said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But it also describes the optimism from which he now makes his decisions as a parent and as someone who still believes that things can get better, even at their lowest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I wonder if this is what Reverend Hunt means about making decisions out of love—love for our newfound Indian friends, love for our fragile New World colony.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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