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But both elections will now be held on September 11, 2027, Abbas said in a decree, blaming Israeli "obstacles", according to the Palestinian official news agency Wafa.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The decree "authorises the reorganisation" of the company in Russia, as well as the sale of the split-off unit, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 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

MPs rejected the first decree by 178 votes to 172 and voted against the second by 184 to 166.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I shall decree a contest for the day.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The legislation put forward in Congress on Friday was divided into two separate decrees.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“New decrees can rewrite the economic rulebook in days, not years,” Mr. Romeu observes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

So the following year, the mayor decrees that his citizens start celebrating the World Series before the first pitch is thrown—an act that, in his confused mind, will ensure a victory.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

For decades, China's Communist Party decreed that couples could have only one child.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

A decade ago, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman – or MBS as he is widely known – decreed a revisioning of his country that leapt from the realm of science fiction.

From BBC ● May 25, 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

“Turn! It! Off!” decreed a voice from the third-floor balcony.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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