decisive
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“The board has been surprised and disappointed to learn of governance oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action,” said Amanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP, a statement.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
With one round of fixtures to go, they were level on outright wins - which is the decisive metric.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
To write about the afterlife of the Revolution without a deeper look at Lincoln is to omit a decisive turn in the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
There would remain the decisive question of regime change.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That was the decisive factor in the British Empire’s eventual defeat of New Zealand’s well-armed indigenous Maori population.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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