decree
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By 2021, the president of Uzbekistan had signed a national decree, “On measures for the further development and popularization of chess and enhancing the system of training chess players.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The companies denied all the allegations and agreed to the settlement to resolve the litigation, according to the consent decree.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The department had been rocked by corruption scandals, one after the next, and operating under a Justice Department consent decree for over a decade.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
On the final day possible in October 2025, Chris was told that Ryanair had lodged a recall of the decree.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
On May 5, 1990, nearly fifty years after Lilya’s disappearance, Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev signed a decree honoring her as a Hero of the Soviet Union.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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