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

That edict spurred the ICE raids that led to the protests in L.A. that are now growing across the country.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

The latest heartache for Dutchmen was an edict making it a crime to sing the “Wilhelmus,” our national anthem.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom