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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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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

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

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

“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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