commission
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Net interest income rose 11% to 1.7 billion euros while net fee and commission income surged 25% to 617 million euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The EBU said it could commission an independent security assessment before deciding whether a winning country is capable of hosting the event safely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The names of the original wearers can probably be found quickly, but that is only the first step," the commission said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Under his tenure, the commission staff has worked rigorously to enforce the toughest local ethics laws in the nation, including a gift ban and restrictions on lobbyists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Or maybe it’s because Martin was back in commission, as much as it kills me to admit that.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Southeast Asia's biggest economy has long battled corruption in its public and private sectors despite strengthening anti-graft laws, creating special investigative commissions and arresting several high profile people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Phia, the shopping extension co-founded by Phoebe Gates, is offering refunds to brands after Bloomberg reported that it had collected commissions on sales it didn’t generate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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
The end of the war brought an unceasing parade of high-profile visitors to Berkeley—military men, foreign dignitaries, important scientists from abroad—and a stream of invitations to join government commissions and corporate boards.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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For the last 19 years, student-loan lender Sallie Mae has commissioned a study on how families marshal all the economic forces at their disposal to pay for college.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Portsmouth City Council said it no longer commissioned services from Radis.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
Shultz filed his habeas corpus petition, and the Kansas Supreme Court commissioned one of its own retired justices, the Honorable Walter G. Thiele, to conduct a full-scale hearing.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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“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
I wanted to stay at Valley Forge and attend its junior college, which would allow me to go through the early commissioning process, receive my associate’s degree, and become a second lieutenant in the Army.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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