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The jet stream is a ribbon of fast-moving air high in the atmosphere, around six miles above our heads, and its shape, speed and position help dictate what type of weather we experience.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Gabriel Attal, a centrist rival to become president, said that "in France, no culture, no belief, no religion, nothing and no one can come and dictate to women what their place should be".

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The cartel is also reviewing OPEC+ members’ production capacity after saying last year it would create a system to set output baselines for 2027 that would dictate future quotas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Lawyers already are barred under State Bar rules from allowing a third party to dictate case strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“You do not get to dictate how I spend every moment of my time, Papa.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

So really, it’s the market that dictates how much they pay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Social Security’s full retirement age dictates when beneficiaries get 100% of what they’re owed in benefits, but the current rule has become outdated now that many Americans are living longer, experts said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The same logic dictates the "forced march" the hopefuls must undergo -- the final exercise required to earn the paratrooper's beret.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

But these women, many of whom had no education and who were brought up to follow the dictates of their religious leaders, were frightened.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

This is often because studios themselves dictated the stories and angles being written about.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Whether or not you do a Roth conversion in your 80s will also be dictated by your deductions and advice from the aforementioned CFP on what taxes you will pay during your “conversion window.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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

But first, that price would deliver 35 million shares to Musk, as dictated in last year’s pay pact from Tesla.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He is not certain which option bothers him more: involving Isobel in the game or relinquishing the one relationship in his life that has not been dictated for him.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

California does not have a statewide mandate dictating how far a firearms retailer must be from a school or day care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

Barcelona's Busquets was a revelation in the 2010 World Cup alongside stalwart Alonso in central midfield, together breaking up play and dictating games in front of the Spain backline.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Perhaps most ambitiously, fans will want to integrate the worlds of gamification, digital technology and video streaming to create their own reality, dictating what teams, venues and even eras are featured on their screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

When I was finished dictating, I asked Etta to let the boy stay on at Shady Glen.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman