discretion
Example Sentences
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The text of the law, however, gives the Justice Department and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, significant discretion in deciding what exactly to release and what to withhold from the public.
From Salon
"I think... the president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," he told Ushakov.
From Barron's
The index provider has discretion, however, in choosing when and how to make any changes or even to forgo changes, as it happened in June.
From MarketWatch
The change doesn’t necessarily mean the membership requirement is going away, but clarifies that “requiring association membership is a matter of local discretion,” according to a document outlining the recommendations.
From Barron's
I want every game to have a clock that can be stopped for injuries, VAR and excessive time-wasting - at the discretion of the referee.
From BBC
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