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remit

[ri-mit, ree-mit] / rɪˈmɪt, ˈri mɪt /




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She introduces us to the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, an organization whose remit is to raise awareness and support for creatures such as the proboscis monkey and the blobfish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Gorka can be remarkably candid and mercurial for a senior official with such a sensitive remit, according to hours of his public remarks reviewed by ProPublica.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Most of the families the BBC spoke to approached the Care Inspectorate and local authority social workers for help, but were told financial problems are not within either organisation's remit.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent—who has been leading the high-level talks with Beijing for the U.S.—refused to engage, the people said, maintaining that Taiwan wasn’t part of the trade remit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The remit was another harsh fact of life.

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




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