edict

Example Sentences

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“There’s a sense of moral panic,” Ms. Hall says of the edict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Taliban officials then described the face veil edict as "advice".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

And it has opened up a market for China, whose trade officials jetted to Brasilia just hours after Trump published his edict.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

Tisdale, who also starred in the “High School Musical” franchise, jokes that her new edict to her agent is “iconic stuff only please.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

If she was chosen today, Citra would not defy the edict to glean Rowan—but she did have a plan that might save both of them.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman