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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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Rather than start at 13:00 on Sunday as intended, the commission said it could begin no later than 08:00 and with 35 participants rather than the 60 the Orange Order requested.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Top clients can now commission custom-made versions of skirts from the archives, tailored to their measurements and specifications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

By Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber Crown, $33 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. 28, 2026

She's been heading a commission into adult social care since April last year and Burnham said her findings would influence what he proposes.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“But they’re out of commission for now. The problem is, this is only a fraction of the Sleeper’s army.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The Lucas also features several fresh commissions, including lackluster sociopolitical infiltrations by Banksy—a calculated bid for street cred.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

Campaigners say truth and reconciliation commissions like in South Africa after apartheid or reparations can also bring some justice.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Since he hadn’t paid me any commissions, I was only taking what I was owed.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

She was the point of the painting, as if she or someone powerful had commissioned it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She was also leading, 38% to 32%, in a poll commissioned by the group Streets for All, which is backing Raman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

A second report from the Football Association, commissioned in early 2024, won't be published until her inquest concludes.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Among the Greek officials who gathered at the wreck site to observe the progress was Minister Spyridon Stais, the man who commissioned Kontos and his crew to conduct the excavation.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

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

That assumes successful commissioning and ramp-up at the Edna May processing plant, and the Lake Johnston plant, which has a capacity of 3.2 million tons of ore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Something about commissioning a piece for the circus, he was quite enthused about it before he left.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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