dictates
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So really, it’s the market that dictates how much they pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Every plan runs on a written document, and that document dictates what you’re allowed to do with your own money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even when intergalactic forces take pains to make the Lantern Corps’ selection process fair, Earth’s unspoken dictates about worthiness make that impossible.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“A simple rule dictates my buying,” he wrote in his annual shareholders letter in the winter of 2009.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
But he cannot escape the dynamic dictated to him by his culture in which subordinates must respect the dictates of their superiors.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
