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The jet stream is a ribbon of fast-moving air high in the atmosphere, around six miles above our heads, and its shape, speed and position help dictate what type of weather we experience.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“You’re able to dictate the terms up front and also shut one side down on the field,” Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Gabriel Attal, a centrist rival to become president, said that "in France, no culture, no belief, no religion, nothing and no one can come and dictate to women what their place should be".

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The cartel is also reviewing OPEC+ members’ production capacity after saying last year it would create a system to set output baselines for 2027 that would dictate future quotas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The mores of suburbia now dictate that crabgrass must go at whatever cost.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Social Security’s full retirement age dictates when beneficiaries get 100% of what they’re owed in benefits, but the current rule has become outdated now that many Americans are living longer, experts said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

By mining their trove of human DNA, Regeneron scientists discovered what he calls the “laziness gene,” which dictates whether a person is inherently sedentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The plot of “Cape Fear” dictates that this sporting tale of homicidal pettiness can only end one way.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“A simple rule dictates my buying,” he wrote in his annual shareholders letter in the winter of 2009.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The raga dictates how each note should be used, more specifically than a modal or major-minor system does.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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

Nor should it be dictated by your RMDs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

For more than a quarter-century, a lawsuit settlement from a case brought in Los Angeles federal court has dictated conditions for children held in immigration detention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Spain dictated possession for much of the afternoon while Argentina defended stubbornly, forcing the final into extra time before the breakthrough finally came.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Neither could do without or do with the other; yet the constrictions of conscience and society, morality and ethos dictated a separation.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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

Another clip showed Fury, who said ticket profits would be donated to a local charity supporting disadvantaged children and students with disabilities, dictating the pace and repeatedly landing uppercuts at close range in the fifth.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“It just seemed like he was dictating counts all day long,” Roberts said, “versus trying to be too fine, getting behind.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

On the dictating tape, a voice referred to urban guerrillas.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez