decreed
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The comeback, Gov. Greg Abbott decreed, was the greatest home victory in more than 130 years of Longhorn football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
For decades, China's Communist Party decreed that couples could have only one child.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
At a point when the generals decreed that thousands of noncombatants should be left behind in hostile territory, the author notes with dismay that the soldiery raised no objection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ser Rodrik decreed that they would share Jon Snow's old bedchamber, since Jon was in the Night's Watch and never coming back.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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