decisive
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Messi had always been the decisive player, now he was being asked to be the entire engine.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
But Cobolli grew into the occasion in the second and pounced on a pair of Zverev double-faults to secure a decisive break of serve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Tillis, who told me that the president’s beloved Florsheims might be a little too “flashy” for the Senate, supplied the decisive vote to confirm Hegseth, a former Fox host, as secretary of defense.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Combined, those factors make the battle for control of the House incredibly close, which in turn makes the five seats up for grabs in California pivotal — and potentially decisive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Such imbalances of equipment were decisive in innumerable other confrontations of Europeans with Native Americans and other peoples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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