commission
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The commission split 3-2 on the area near Carpinteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
At oral argument, no one was more prepared to discuss the Sentencing Commission’s procedure than Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who served as vice chair of the commission before becoming a judge.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Senedd commission said: "After a development process, we concluded that the poem was not the right fit for this occasion."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Evolution is investigating having a battery at Mungari to offset any grid interruptions, but this could take 12-18 months to commission, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“He went down to the office in a gay humor,” Harriet Monroe said, “and that very day received a commission for a large commercial building.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The study, "A pilot study of daily blueberry intake modulates the gut microbiota enzyme commissions in older, sedentary adults with mild depressive symptoms," was published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Ask, in writing, how he and his firm are compensated if you invest — commissions, placement or referral fees, management fees, carried interest or other compensation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
In this role, she commissions photojournalists nationwide and designs illustrations for complex financial stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
State utility commissions across the country have approved and permitted substantial amounts of electric transmission infrastructure in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
During the discussion period, one white man went to the microphone and made the dubious claim that cities with such commissions “suffered more violence than Durham.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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In 1984, the city commissioned 10 artists from Brockman to paint 10 freeway murals for the Summer Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Cremo, who has overseen "Bardo" since it was commissioned eight years ago, spoke with AFP from Warsaw on the eve of the premiere of "Mothers of Kherson," which the Met commissioned in 2023.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
And not to be outdone, XPeng touted a test of autonomous-driving technology it conducted around the Arc de Triomphe, the 19th century monument commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte on the Champs-Elysées.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Endometriosis services were discussed in June 2024 as a possible area to be commissioned by the JCC, however as no new investment was made available for 2026-27, national services were not established.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
She was the first Hello Girl commissioned by the US Army, and the most famous.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Paul Cremo, who directs the Met's commissioning program, said creating the other-worldly universe for "Bardo" -- in which tendrils engulf singers and ghosts explode -- challenged the Met's technical staff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Once Sentinel-3C completes commissioning, it will contribute to global sea-level monitoring alongside established satellite missions such as Copernicus Sentinel-6 and Jason.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Other shows such The Artificial Human and Open Country will also go, it was announced on Thursday, while Radio 5 Live will also see a reduction in commissioning on its schedule and podcasts.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In its lawsuit filed Sept. 10 against Altus Power and subcontractor Pearce Services, Lineage claims Altus sought to re-energize the solar array to complete testing and commissioning around June 23, 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Something about commissioning a piece for the circus, he was quite enthused about it before he left.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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