dictate
Example Sentences
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The federal agency will then dictate how many police and federal agents will flood those zones, which include the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park and Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
That order can now dictate the flow of oil, as well as that of fertilizer ahead of the planting season and critical components in the artificial-intelligence race.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The rules dictate that power-unit manufacturers must supply to their customers engines of exactly the same specification as those used by the works team.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Transit times, determined by distance from the Middle East, dictate how the shock spreads through the global system, said Michael Haigh, head of commodities research at Société Générale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
“In Islam there is no compulsion in religion. One person does not have the right to dictate how another believes or lives.”
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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