dictate

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Across 77 apps, he has dictated nearly 300,000 words in the past five months — that’s equivalent to writing three novels.

From Los Angeles Times

But the withholding tables that dictate how much money employers withhold from employees’ paychecks weren’t updated for 2025 based on the new law.

From The Wall Street Journal

The War Powers Act dictates how the executive must manage military operations, including that the administration must notify Congress within 48 hours of a military operation.

From Los Angeles Times

That will be crucial in dictating the dollar’s road ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What’s clear from my standpoint, is, let’s let the public health experts and the science and the scientists actually dictate what the proper standards and protocol is,” Harabedian said.

From Los Angeles Times