remit
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Grégoire did not comment, but Béchir Saket Bouderbala, a local assemblyman whose remit includes animal welfare and urban greening, said that city hall supported Paris Dog Week, which was organized by local business owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
After the Treble season, the recruitment remit at City was to lower the average age of the squad and build a set of players that could deliver sustained success.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
This term there is a different remit, to be successful while integrating 10 new players - having spent more than £250m - following the summer exits.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But while Mr. McCredie’s masters provided him with vague guidance about his duties, Kuzichkin received specific instructions that went beyond his normal remit of running “illegals”—as undercover spies were called.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There was no fear of the pattyrollers checking every black person to see if he or she had the required remit, or pass, to be out alone.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Those remits have typically limited the IOC’s ability or willingness to tackle host nations beyond specific sports issues like organizing events and preparing venues.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
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
Similarly, we have represented one trader drawing on another trader and selling his draft to a third trader who remits the draft to a fourth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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
California’s gratuity law requires that tips be remitted in full to non-managerial service staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
The High Court overturned the tribunal's decision, remitted it for a fresh decision to be made, and the Police Appeals Tribunal's final decision was that Sgt Flint should receive a final written warning.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2022
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
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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
The foundation sued PJT the following year, claiming the bank had been negligent in failing to more closely supervise Caspersen after he delayed in remitting the $8.1 million fee to the bank.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Nielsen told the Telegraph external-link she first had symptoms aged 13 and was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS aged 17.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2022
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
The packets, they argued, afforded the only available means for remitting gold to Lisbon in exchange for commodities, and should, therefore, be of at least 300 tons and carry 100 men.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
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