edict
Example Sentences
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Rental-home executives and investors said they had no idea the president’s edict was coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 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
Customs and Border Protection, and elsewhere appeared on the streets of Portland, authorized by a presidential edict to protect federal buildings.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025
As usual, many of the families were behind in their tuition payments, and others had stopped paying when Fazlullah issued his edict.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.