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remit

[ri-mit, ree-mit] / rɪˈmɪt, ˈri mɪt /




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The 74-year-old's remit last term was to end a chaotic, rollercoaster campaign on a high after the Wilfried Nancy debacle.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

In a statement on Friday, the Electoral Commission said: "We are considering all relevant information, in line with our regulatory remit, and we are in touch with the Met Police."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Some of those aims are beyond the remit of a state government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

"We are a private organisation, not the government. We have drawn a very clear line between what falls within the government's remit, what we do here and where we can help."

From Barron's

“The lad risked the penalty to see justice done. I suggest you remit the sentence.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

OpenAI's agents seem to feature quite prominently in the current roll call of AI products taking their remits to extremes.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Airbnb also collects and remits taxes for the Greater Boise Auditorium District.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2017

Timbuctoo being a frontier town remits no revenue to Housa; the king of Housa sends money to Timbuctoo to pay the garrison.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by James Grey Jackson

“And the damages paid to the states should be remitted to the independent venues, promoters, festivals, and fans that have suffered under Live Nation’s monopolistic reign over the last 15 years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

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

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

But she said existing research and treatment typically focus on the more common "relapsing remitting" form of the disease, where symptoms flare up and subside.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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

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

Indulgences, remitting so many days’ penance, were sometimes issued to encourage the gifts of the faithful.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various




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