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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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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

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

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

“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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