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commandment

[kuh-mand-muhnt, -mahnd-] / kəˈmænd mənt, -ˈmɑnd- /
NOUN
law
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Nor is there any commandment to spread the religion over the face of the earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

While I wouldn’t risk a cold start with time-consuming laminated dough, in general I found that breaking the “thou shalt preheat” commandment worthwhile.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Do we still, even in the faintest way, hear that Surrealist commandment: “Transform the world, change life”?

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

That was the name of the game, the simple commandment many adhere to no matter which age you stick on the mitts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023

She would abide by this commandment from her father herself, and make him do it too.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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