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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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By Lisa See Scribner: 384 pages, $32 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 • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • 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

On Tuesday, a spokesman for the European Commission, the body’s executive branch, said the commission had “expressed concerns” about both the project and the environmental impacts of an Albanian law meant to attract large investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And getting caught by anyone from school during the commission of the consequences was sure to be even worse.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith




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