dictates

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“His first meeting is not going to be one in which he goes in there and dictates policy, or even dictates how they talk about policy,” said Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan Chase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"However, the time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

“That’s exactly what we’re working on,” she said, referring to the ambassador’s anti-corruption dictates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Conventional wisdom dictates that stocks usually take the escalator up, and the elevator down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“The Time Bureau dictates that we stay hidden. We cannot, under any circumstances, change things in the past. So you wouldn’t have seen any of my fellow travelers.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles