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China's top economic planning body decreed in a statement in April that it would "prohibit the foreign investment" in the Manus deal and "requires the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction".

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“In the odious decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford, this Court imposed the Southern States’ beliefs onto the Nation” and decreed Blacks could not become citizens, Roberts wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The outgoing president decreed a 24% minimum wage hike this January, more than even unions were demanding.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

A decade ago, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman – or MBS as he is widely known – decreed a revisioning of his country that leapt from the realm of science fiction.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Aeneas’ descendants would be the Romans, to whom the Fates had decreed a boundless and endless empire.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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