dictates
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So really, it’s the market that dictates how much they pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
For now, the strategists say the “summer consensus” that dictates buying assets that are perceived as riskier, such as stocks, is still in place.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 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 he cannot escape the dynamic dictated to him by his culture in which subordinates must respect the dictates of their superiors.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
