commission
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The commission added it was made aware of the allegations against Hasna and "immediately started examining the serious concerns raised".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The commission has now escalated its engagement to a statutory inquiry," the commission added.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Young, launched a commission to look into the dam failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Paramount agreed not to consolidate U.K. television channels and streaming services and to commission original local children’s content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Seventeen-year-old Alfons Heck was ordered to appear before a de-Nazification commission.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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With brokerage commissions eliminated, an investor can create their own dividend at will by selling only as much as they need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Hand now runs a workshop housing more than 20 pieces of rescued equipment, running DIY classes, commercial commissions and collaborating with local artists.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
They either charge you for your services or they earn commissions from the investment products they sell you and/or charge you a fee on top of that.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Members of the office said the county, including its commissions, is still obligated to meet with labor unions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
While she was showing me her different makeup applicators, the woman, who had stiff platinum hair and eyelashes tarred in mascara, told me I must be earning a truckload in commissions.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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The new prototype was commissioned by the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, where it was recently installed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The company says it commissioned an independent audit of working conditions this spring ahead of the reopening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
NHS England commissioned the Pathways study to try to establish scientific evidence about the possible health risks and benefits.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
These had been commissioned and were due to be installed later this month, the council added.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The stewards had commissioned a veterinarian to go over to the Howard barn, pull Seabiscuit out, examine him, and determine whether or not Smith was lying about his horse’s condition.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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“The mills are currently commissioning on water and it looks set for a ramp-up from September,” UBS says of the new hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
L.A. arts patrons Betty Freeman and Richard Colburn provided important support for Salzburg during their lifetimes that included commissioning new work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
"Nine years after my mother's murder, the man accused of commissioning it stands trial," the journalist's son, Paul Caruana Galizia, wrote on social media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Leonardo is now in Rome, where a new pope from the Medici family—Pope Leo X—is busy bankrupting the Vatican by commissioning massive new works of art.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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