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In the short term, the Federal Reserve sets interest rates that dictate what businesses and individuals pay to borrow money.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Because I am visually impaired, I dictate my thoughts, have AI convert them into written text, and then listen as it reads my words back so I can revise and edit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Federal laws, particularly the Privacy Act, dictate what data government agencies can collect, what it can be used for, how it can be shared, and how it must be protected.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

People had a curious way of double-talking around things, saying the opposite of what common sense would dictate.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The same logic dictates the "forced march" the hopefuls must undergo -- the final exercise required to earn the paratrooper's beret.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Xi has set up an extensive system of rules and enforcement that closely dictates the behavior of party members and government workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Furthermore, Lord Biggar challenges the core premise of Project Spire and reparatory justice as a whole - that historic suffering directly dictates modern disadvantage.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Eighty percent have decided to obey the dictates of their conscience, but the penalty will be severe.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

If no one claims the prize by next Thursday, the money will go to public schools in California as dictated by the statute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

In a Facebook post in which she also posted a letter asking to be relieved of her duties, Stefanishyna said the decision was her own and "dictated by personal circumstances".

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Sandy confirms making that call, claiming her email was dictated by her stepdaughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Spain dictated possession for much of the afternoon while Argentina defended stubbornly, forcing the final into extra time before the breakthrough finally came.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Historians tend to discount Gorges’s tale, partly because his memoirs, dictated late in life, mix up details, and partly because the notion that Tisquantum was abducted twice just seems incredible. “utterly void,” Dermer reported.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"To describe that as dictating is not only unfair on the Ulster Farmers' Union, it's also actually somewhat disingenuous."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Two years of dictating that everyone commute into work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays was hurting the morale as well as the productivity of many.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Some communities have strong cultural traditions dictating who should fill the caretaker role — in many cases, that’s the eldest daughter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Kimi K3 model has 2.8 trillion parameters dictating its decision-making and is the world’s biggest open-source model, according to the Beijing-based AI startup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Elizabeth found that nothing was beneath this great lady’s attention, which could furnish her with an occasion of dictating to others.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen