dictate

He refused to let Fox’s presenters dictate the terms of the conversation.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Execution and volume stabilization in China should dictate share-price momentum into early 2027, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But if a gap remains and an impasse ultimately is declared, the supervisors no longer would dictate the final offer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Don’t let others rush you or dictate how and when you need to act.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

This fact alone enabled Wall Street firms to dictate to him the market price.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

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

Even when intergalactic forces take pains to make the Lantern Corps’ selection process fair, Earth’s unspoken dictates about worthiness make that impossible.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Our Pukhtunwali tenant of melmastia dictates that we do not turn out a guest once we have given them our hand in friendship and a place at our table.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Online thrifters like that they save money, help reduce waste and can ignore trends dictated by the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

When the laws for the Games were laid out, they dictated that every twenty-five years the anniversary would be marked by a Quarter Quell.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Several figures at the club still regard him as the profile the squad is missing now, a controlling midfielder capable of dictating tempo in a way nobody currently on the books quite replicates.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

The administration has completed a framework dictating which models will be subject to federal government review before they are released publicly, a White House official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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

“She’s not there enough to listen. She’s always dictating, then out the door. But starting in two days, when I’m eighteen, I make the decisions.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott