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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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On Wednesday, the organization said it would commission “a thorough independent review of the events that occurred.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Ask if your adviser works on commission, fees or both.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The commission found that with government cuts forecast in the coming years, councils risked "becoming financially unsustainable".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The commission also said Coupang had "unlawfully collected the online activity records of about 11.17 million users on third-party websites and apps, and stored them in a database in a state that allowed individual identification".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The commission concluded, “People of both races acted with such courage and promptness as to end the trouble early.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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