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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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The commission also asked Recreation and Parks to return with a revised design or alternate proposal and said the project should be reviewed by the Cultural Affairs Commission.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Uber taxi drivers in Nigeria have long complained that prices on the app are too low, given the rising cost of fuel, and that commission charges are too high.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The commission, along with more than 20 states, alleged the e-commerce giant reaped billions by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The findings of a second report — which reviewed pretext stops by officers from other units in January — are expected to be presented at an upcoming commission meeting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The upshot was that a papal commission was set up to look into the affair.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Earlier this month, the New York Times profiled the Modern Silent Shorts festival, which has annually showcased short films it commissions from select filmmakers since 2024.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Washington has seen no shortage of commissions, ideas and efforts to address the debt or save money.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Southeast Asia's biggest economy has long battled corruption in its public and private sectors despite strengthening anti-graft laws, creating special investigative commissions and arresting several high profile people.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Luxury travel advisers may make commissions from hotels when booking clients.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

He can’t get commissions, and when he does, he can’t finish them.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Three years ago, the city commissioned an assessment of what it would take to keep Angel Stadium up and running for decades to come.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

But the timing wasn’t coincidental: Black’s retirement news was made on the same day as the release of an independent report commissioned by Apollo about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The money, he said, would help employ a full-time role co-ordinating the work he and other artists were commissioned to do, as he said they could only currently fill about 60% of requests.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The council in 2022 commissioned a Belfast-based firm to conduct an investigation.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

He later wrote about his experiences and commissioned artists to depict the scenes he described.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

For the remainder of its three-month commissioning period, scientists and engineers will carefully test and calibrate Roman's instruments.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

At the time she was laid to rest without a grave maker, but this month officials memorialized Raker by commissioning a permanent marker at her burial site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“The mills are currently commissioning on water and it looks set for a ramp-up from September,” UBS says of the new hub.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

And after the election then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer effectively kicked the issue into the long grass by commissioning Louise Casey to investigate social care reform and report back in 2028.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

By commissioning Stravinsky for the 1910 season, no one could accuse Diaghilev of being sheepish with his choice of composer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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