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determination

[dih-tur-muh-ney-shuhn] / dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /




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In a sign of the company’s determination to fix its problems in North America, Schubert, unlike his predecessor, will report directly to Chief Executive Oliver Blume.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

For Social Security, for example, the determination is made by the agency.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The case revealed that not all of them had signed off on the final determination before it was issued, although they said they had all agreed imposing the restrictions.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

“The data needs to bear out the ultimate determination on this, but again, there’s some contra-data that’s coming out and suggesting different things,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Seeing them gave me renewed determination to mend the rift.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Congress required the DHS Secretary to periodically review country determinations with extensions limited to 18 months at a time, though they are often extended for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Right: Despite holding that TPS determinations are generally unreviewable, Alito acknowledged that plaintiffs could still raise constitutional challenges, something only Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Sauer said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, courts are struggling under the additional burden of reviewing bail determinations for scores of defendants already in custody.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

After traveling nearly eleven billion miles in my lifetime, my atoms and I had arrived at a place where we could confidently make such determinations about love.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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