dictate
Example Sentences
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The market is due to see a rolling supply disruption unfolding “sequentially rather than simultaneously” — moving westward, “dictated by shipping times and buffered unevenly by regional inventories.”
From MarketWatch
But the laws of football's ecosystem dictate that without action the club could fall further behind.
From BBC
Leading AI developers believe that we’re a couple years away from transformative AI that will completely reshape the world and dictate the course of future events.
From Salon
He assembled a research team to gather source documents, and a secretarial squad to which he dictated with a fervor he would make famous in World War II.
The tension between the U.S. commerce-driven society and the sovereignty of our trading partners is what dictates our relationship with nations rich in natural resources.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
