policy

Example Sentences

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Police department policy at the time allowed the ranking officer to order the devices disabled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"We have a clear, written policy that explains each step, including the necessary legal checks needed to confirm that a third party is entitled to receive the funds."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week that U.S. interest rate policy was “in a good place” and that the Fed could wait for oil prices to come down.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Foreign policy aide Oleg Troyanovsky, who was spending the night at the Kremlin, called to say a letter from Fidel Castro had just come in, a truly unhinged message.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin