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remit

[ri-mit, ree-mit] / rɪˈmɪt, ˈri mɪt /




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Part of his remit is to unify football, which cannot be achieved from within the Fifa headquarters in Zurich.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

It isn’t clear if discussions around meeting frequency will fall within that panel’s remit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“The way to get monetary policy right is to deliver on the remit that Congress gave us, to deliver on price stability,” Warsh told the press.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

The Federal Reserve, which had existed since 1913, had no remit to stabilize prices or boost employment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

The remit was another harsh fact of life.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

One of his key remits was to find ways to promote attacking play.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Evergrande remits funds for a dollar bond coupon that was due Sept. 23 to avoid default before the 30-day grace period expires, a source says.

From Reuters Oct. 22, 2021

If these assistants had smaller remits, they might be easier to build.

From The Verge Aug. 28, 2019

One of the Sheila Foundation’s remits will be to support The Countess Report, which has collected data on male-female ratios in Australian art since 2008.

From The Guardian May 27, 2019

St. Cyril teaches that baptism perfectly remits all sin; but penance, the remedy for sins after it, does not quite efface them, as wounds that are healed leave still scars.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

The policy was well designed: shipowners could have those fees remitted if they ordered a U.S.-built vessel within three years.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

Judge Greensmith's ruling was set aside and the case was remitted to a different judge.

From BBC May 24, 2024

California’s gratuity law requires that tips be remitted in full to non-managerial service staff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2023

It then oversaw meal distribution, sent the state claims for reimbursement and remitted the federal funds back to its partners, according to the Justice Department.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2022

On this occasion the king released political prisoners, remitted taxes, endowed temples, forgave rebels, increased military preparedness and, in short, did all the things that modern rulers do when they wish to stay in office.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Future studies could look at whether those receiving pain treatment are receiving mental health care and whether that care is remitting symptoms.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2023

For those whose relapsing remitting form of the disease develops into progressive MS, only some are eligible to the one form of treatment available.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2023

Just from listening to him every day, he’s by no means remitting conspiracy theories and false rhetoric on his show.

From The Verge Dec. 7, 2021

Our First Amendment curtails what the government can do in terms of remitting individual speakers and provides broader protection of speech than any other nation.

From Slate Feb. 15, 2020

Steadiness in awarding recompence, tenderness in inflicting punishment, or readiness in remitting it on repentance, gradually communicate the abstract ideas of justice, compassion, and mercy.

From The Essential Faith of the Universal Church Deduced from the Sacred Records by Martineau, Harriet




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