commissioned

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It was commissioned after the attack on a synagogue in Manchester last October and was originally due for publication in February, before Lord Macdonald asked for more time to complete his work.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Yet a field survey commissioned by the developers found no tortoises, which are listed as endangered by the state of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

One exhibition space features a rarely shown oil painting which Central Library architect Bertram Goodhue commissioned to convince the library administration and board of commissioners to approve his eclectic building design.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Highgate said in a statement that it had worked on a file in defense of the ICC, but denied it was commissioned by a government entity or aimed at discrediting any individual.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The friars who commissioned his work had, as followers of St Francis, a love of the natural world, and thus a desire for a new realism in art.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton