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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday placing all four of Japan Tobacco’s Russian manufacturing operations under temporary state control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has responded to President Trump’s “Lake America” decree with a billboard declaring “Lake Ontario.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Order of Princess Olha, 1st Class, was awarded to Melania Trump for her "significant personal contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine", according to the presidential decree.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Sánchez's ruling coalition hurriedly drew up the decree laws in an effort to defuse the housing protests that were sparked when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

When the Supreme Court issued its implementation decree for Brown v.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

“Penalties, consent agreements and decrees have not deterred Meta from using deceptive trade practices,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But, to the distress of his advisers, he is the most reluctant of monarchs, unwilling to wage war, issue decrees or even, many days, get out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Government decrees to grant dispensations to manufacturers of Abondance, Beaufort and Comté cheeses - which come from mountains in eastern France - appeared on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But consent decrees are legally and politically complicated, and the treatment of migrant children further tangles the situation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

To attempt to act in such a way that the prophecy would be made void was as futile as to set oneself against the decrees of fate.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The fates, and fixture list, decreed it would be at Liverpool, whose fans nurse the most burning sense of injustice after finishing second to City in 2013-14, 2018-19 and 2021-22.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

China's top economic planning body decreed in a statement in April that it would "prohibit the foreign investment" in the Manus deal and "requires the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“In the odious decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford, this Court imposed the Southern States’ beliefs onto the Nation” and decreed Blacks could not become citizens, Roberts wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Tina Peters deserved to go to jail but not for nine years, a panel of judges decreed, ordering her resentencing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Ser Imry had decreed that they would enter the river on oars alone, so as not to expose their sails to the scorpions and spitfires on the walls of King's Landing.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The second scenario is that they are expelled by the Premier League, which would require 15 of their rival clubs to vote in favour of a motion decreeing so.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

It is roughly analogous to a disgruntled DMV employee refusing to process your driver’s license renewal paperwork, and also unilaterally decreeing that you were never allowed to operate a motor vehicle in the first place.

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2023

One resident, Gulnaz Gilmanova, wrote that she was ashamed of the village administration for decreeing that he be buried without military honors.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

Any papal document would likely take the form of an Apostolic Constitution decreeing changes in Church law.

From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2022

Arcadio gave a rare display of generosity by decreeing official mourning for Pietro Crespi.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez