decisive
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DuPont and GM were different enterprises, but together they illustrate a central truth: Free enterprise joined to national purpose can become a decisive strategic advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The quakes hit while the country was celebrating a national holiday, commemorating the 1821 Battle of Carabobo, a decisive victory by Venezuelan independence leader Simón Bolívar against the Spanish colonial power.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said the government was taking "decisive action" on obesity, including new restrictions on junk food advertising and targets on healthy food sales.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
With decisive victories over Paraguay and Australia, the U.S. has won consecutive games in a World Cup for the first time since in 96 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Besides permitting sedentary living and hence the accumulation of possessions, food production was decisive in the history of technology for another reason.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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