dictates
Example Sentences
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The bulks list rather dictates what ingredients compounding pharmacies can use when mixing custom medications for patients with a specific prescription.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Xi has set up an extensive system of rules and enforcement that closely dictates the behavior of party members and government workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Furthermore, Lord Biggar challenges the core premise of Project Spire and reparatory justice as a whole - that historic suffering directly dictates modern disadvantage.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
It appears to mean serving the dictates of greed and advantage rather than those of goodness and the desire to see justice prevail in the world.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
