edict
Example Sentences
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Rising deficits, erratic trade negotiations, unpredictable tariff edicts, and a perceived attack on the Federal Reserve have all combined to push Treasury bond yields higher.
From Barron's
“There’s a sense of moral panic,” Ms. Hall says of the edict.
But after that horrifying day of the proclamation of the edict of expulsion, Mother takes down our mezuzah, which announces we are Jewish, to bring to our new home.
From Literature
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Arguably the most visible opposition to his edicts had been minor and limited - for example not enforcing regulations like the ban on shaving beards in regions controlled by Kabul group-aligned officials.
From BBC
Rental-home executives and investors said they had no idea the president’s edict was coming.
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