discretion
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The index committee has discretion when choosing which companies receive places in the S&P 500, provided that the businesses meet various criteria around market capitalization and profitability.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The decision remains at the absolute discretion of the referee, who will consider all circumstances before issuing a red card.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The court holds complete discretion to choose which cases to consider each term and always rejects the vast majority of petitions that it receives.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
The confidence he had thought fit to repose in me seemed a tribute to my discretion: I regarded and accepted it as such.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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