decreed
Example Sentences
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Not so the computer, which Jobs decreed had to take the form of a perfect cube made of magnesium-alloy—nevermind that cubes are notoriously difficult to manufacture and magnesium tends to cause paint to bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a staunch defender of Maduro who took over after his ouster, decreed seven days of mourning for those killed in the January 3 attack.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
The sailors were taken into custody, but the clock was ticking: Officials in Canberra had decreed that barring the discovery of evidence that would allow extradition, they could hold the men for only 24 hours.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
And instead, I thought of him in the mines which have been decreed as our fate if we are caught.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
