decisive
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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama recently warned that officials stand ready to take appropriate and decisive action if necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Support from Beijing and Moscow “may play a decisive role in determining whether the current supreme leader is the last,” Mr. Bowman, Ms. Dezenski and Mr. Montgomery write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has warned the next 12 hours will be "decisive" in putting out the wildfire near the capital.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Along with devastating pace, his driving is decisive, committed and cool.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
I already mentioned that the invention of pottery in Kyushu around 12,700 years ago and the resulting Jomon population explosion were the first of two decisive changes in Japanese history.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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