commission
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Kayangwe said the matter was now with the Ugandan high commission who will liaise with the authorities in Scotland.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Going forward, this commission endeavors to uncover the truth so many for too long were blind to.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s financial statements show he has reported accepting honors gala tickets from CBS or its parent company eight times since his 2017 appointment to the commission, totaling over $75,000 in gifts.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Grab could also comment on its mobility segment’s 2H Ebitda margin trend after it added a commission cap for two-wheeler rides, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He’d been hoping the remaining goblins would lose their nerve once their leader was out of commission.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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She is close to reaching her second, worth $15, and hopes to eventually make it to higher levels, unlocking the ability to post affiliate links and make commissions on sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The organisation which commissions specialist NHS care in Wales said funding was available but treatment was decided by clinical assessment.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
Members of the office said the county, including its commissions, is still obligated to meet with labor unions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Burnham’s own firm saw the flow of new commissions come to a halt.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The new prototype was commissioned by the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, where it was recently installed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
An investigation commissioned by the University of Michigan following the firing of football coach Sherrone Moore highlighted problems inside the athletic department that went far beyond his intimate relationship with a staff member.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
At 96, she scoured the Huntington Library gardens for a commissioned installation she called a “full-circle” project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
These had been commissioned and were due to be installed later this month, the council added.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
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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 plant is in commissioning and is expected to reach full production by the end of 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
Leonardo is now in Rome, where a new pope from the Medici family—Pope Leo X—is busy bankrupting the Vatican by commissioning massive new works of art.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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