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commission

[kuh-mish-uhn] / kəˈmɪʃ ən /


NOUN
group working together toward goal
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In IQM’s case, “we already have governments on the cap table. We have the European Commission, we have the Finnish government, we have the German government.”

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees prediction markets, has previously brought enforcement actions against companies that use simulated trades to market their products and make unrealistic claims about profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

The California Fair Political Practices Commission fined the governor $31,500 for failing to promptly report 36 behested donations, mostly tied to 2025 wildfire recovery efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

The U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission reported that the nanobubbling reduced “odors and bacteria,” but the project concluded prematurely after a flood swept some of the instrumentation into the river.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

They remind me of the kids in Ghana who used to play outside the gates of the British High Commission club.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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