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“You’re able to dictate the terms up front and also shut one side down on the field,” Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

It helps her feel a sense of control over her thoughts and emotions instead of letting them dictate her day.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Crude prices that help dictate those fuel costs are climbing again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“If you would only send a missive through the proper channels...I’d be happy to dictate the letters to you, if we could maybe begin this evening.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Every plan runs on a written document, and that document dictates what you’re allowed to do with your own money.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

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

Dinner is at three, and as tradition dictates, we all go upstairs and dress up a little.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

But clan representatives said that reports of Oyo having a son were not sufficient because the child had not been formally presented to the royal clan as dictated by Tooro tradition.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

Their problem was that they were trapped in roles dictated by the heavy weight of their country’s cultural legacy.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

We find her dictating instructions through that landline, in perfect French, to her atelier in Paris while making notebook scribbles under the covers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Two years of dictating that everyone commute into work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays was hurting the morale as well as the productivity of many.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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

Spain's use of width creates space for Lamine Yamal and enables them to generate chances, while Rodri and Pedri dominate midfield, controlling possession and dictating the tempo of the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

I am dictating this letter to Doc Billings as I myself am illiterate, but I trust he will convey my words to you adequately.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older