decreed
Example Sentences
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The comeback, Gov. Greg Abbott decreed, was the greatest home victory in more than 130 years of Longhorn football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
For decades, China's Communist Party decreed that couples could have only one child.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The reality, however, is that international football's governing bodies have decreed the game must go ahead, whether anyone likes it or not.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
"Any person or entity that challenges the public order decreed by the transitional authorities will be severely reprimanded, in compliance with the law," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Lawrence had decreed that the electrical field that delivered the sequential jolts to the spiraling protons should be present only in the gap between the two dees.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
