dictated

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While AI has created more demand than the industry had been expecting, Bryson said it should be remembered that memory is a cyclical business that is dictated by supply, not demand.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026

Sandford—to firmly establish that birthplace, rather than bloodline or race, dictated U.S. citizenship.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The biggest one, Salim opined, is the cost of what can happen when you let yourself be run or dictated by ego or by pride.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

"It dictated an unequivocal finding now, though human studies that estimate the risk will take decades to accumulate."

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

All my thoughts and movements were dictated by distant hopes.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright