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They occur naturally in the body, helping dictate processes such as repairing tissue.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Even so, Ellison acknowledged that "nobody can dictate what audiences will love."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who supports Stevens, doesn’t dictate each race, and some of his preferences are made more overt than others.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Those requirements dictate what California teenagers learn long before they even fill out an application.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

I wanted to dictate my own thrilling letters.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

By mining their trove of human DNA, Regeneron scientists discovered what he calls the “laziness gene,” which dictates whether a person is inherently sedentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“A simple rule dictates my buying,” he wrote in his annual shareholders letter in the winter of 2009.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Furthermore, Lord Biggar challenges the core premise of Project Spire and reparatory justice as a whole - that historic suffering directly dictates modern disadvantage.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

There’s no law that dictates how Congress should resolve the looming Medicare financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Over the years military planners have arrived at a rule of thumb which dictates that functional fighting units cannot be substantially larger than 200 men,” Dunbar writes.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

The exact terms of the AI funding arrangement are vague and will likely be dictated by what investors will agree to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

In a Facebook post in which she also posted a letter asking to be relieved of her duties, Stefanishyna said the decision was her own and "dictated by personal circumstances".

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

For more than a quarter-century, a lawsuit settlement from a case brought in Los Angeles federal court has dictated conditions for children held in immigration detention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

"Portugal dictated most of the game, but Rafael Leao did not offer that extra spark, neither did the other substitutes," said Balague.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Our rules dictated that the girl’s choice be respected and once she had chosen her favorite, she was free to continue on her journey escorted by the lucky boy she loved.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Some communities have strong cultural traditions dictating who should fill the caretaker role — in many cases, that’s the eldest daughter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Another clip showed Fury, who said ticket profits would be donated to a local charity supporting disadvantaged children and students with disabilities, dictating the pace and repeatedly landing uppercuts at close range in the fifth.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“People seem to be obsessed with now dictating what I’ll do and when?!”

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

And of course, the irony is that these people who are notoriously bad at communicating themselves are the ones who are dictating how we in fact communicate to each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Convinced the Americans were about to attack, Castro began dictating a desperate message to Nikita Khrushchev.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin