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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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By Katya Suvorova Alcove Press: 352 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

The commission has asked for a report from Bihar police and urged authorities to prevent further sharing of the video clips to protect the girl's identity and privacy.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

She said she’ll be tracking a hearing on Monday run by the House Budget Committee that looks at the need for a fiscal commission.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

“It was fun watching the skepticism of those who didn’t believe in the 100% commission idea,” Gail Liniger told the Colorado Springs Gazette in 1992.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

He’d been hoping the remaining goblins would lose their nerve once their leader was out of commission.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

“The monetization path for Muse, including ads, subscriptions and commissions, seems unlikely to be material before 2028,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Together, Gail and Dave Liniger popularized an unorthodox business model, in which agents kept 100% of commissions in exchange for paying a fee to Remax for advertising and other management costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Instead, the Tribune tracked the grants by reviewing the vehicle authority’s meeting records, as well as documents, agendas and discussions from 101 city councils and county commissions that approved or discussed Flock-related grants.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Under the city’s ethics law, members of city boards and commissions are prohibited from appearing on fundraising invitations for city candidates.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

I have yet another message from an anon, asking if I take commissions, i like your art so much, im so in love with it, it says.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

It’s appropriate that Opera Montana’s first commissioned work is Zach Redler’s “A River Runs Through It,” which opened last week at the Ellen Theatre here.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

Bowman, speaking at a gathering in London, laid out the initial findings of a report that she commissioned.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The firm's design has been commissioned for use on two of its three planned routes for upgrading the electricity grid across mid and west Wales.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

A 24-megawatt generation machine will be commissioned by the end of October in Brikama, not far from the capital Banjul, Barrow said in a TV address last week.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Standing at the checkout counter with an armload of sock monkeys, I told the cashier, "These are for a piece I'm working on. It's a performance commissioned by the art museum. I'm an artist."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

In its lawsuit filed Sept. 10 against Altus Power and subcontractor Pearce Services, Lineage claims Altus sought to re-energize the solar array to complete testing and commissioning around June 23, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

The tests are part of a months-long commissioning process that will continue as Roman travels roughly one million miles toward its destination at the second Lagrange point, L2.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

At the time she was laid to rest without a grave maker, but this month officials memorialized Raker by commissioning a permanent marker at her burial site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

A Sky-ITV company would be foolish to pivot away from commissioning programmes with a national identity.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

By commissioning Stravinsky for the 1910 season, no one could accuse Diaghilev of being sheepish with his choice of composer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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