dictated
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This is often because studios themselves dictated the stories and angles being written about.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nor should it be dictated by your RMDs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
If no one claims the prize by next Thursday, the money will go to public schools in California as dictated by the statute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He dictated to Alexander Hamilton a letter to be sent to Major General John Sullivan.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
