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"It's ridiculous. It's not up to him to decide," said business executive Gilbert Russell, emphasizing the indigenous origin of the lake's name, given to it "hundreds of years ago."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

A real worry is that service members return from a grueling and unpredictable deployment and decide to seek other work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Patriotism became a word printed beside a hamburger, waiting for you to decide whether to say it.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Valenzuela wrote that the Supreme Court “declined to decide whether Title IX permits transgender girls to participate on girls’ and women’s teams” and “expressly stated” that nothing in its opinion addressed that “distinct question.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

His warm brown eyes wide with concern, trying to decide something, though she wasn’t quite sure what, until something in him seemed to snap into place, and he made up his mind.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

If a grandchild decides to go to college, the trust can provide for that.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Harris’ feather-light soprano is intoxicating, even when the story takes a sobering turn and the protagonist’s mother decides she’s had enough.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

It’s true that a woman who freezes her eggs and then decides to have a baby with them will have a biological advantage over the version of herself that did not undergo the procedure.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Bauermeister filed a brief a week ago arguing that the full amount of the settlement paid by Campbell Hall should be subtracted from any award the jury decides Scott must pay to Dylan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Lara decides to test out her supernatural ability, doing a long run of impossible jumps and flips across the stage.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

After a court security officer told him that he and another line sitter couldn’t swap places, the pair decided to head in anyway and see the spectacle for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

After beating Serrano in last year's trilogy decider, Taylor quietly decided she was done.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Timur’s units include the Russian Volunteer Corps, made up of Russians who have decided to fight for Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

However, the powerful Bundesbank has decided for the moment not to shift its reserves away from New York.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

As I went into her room I decided that if she brought up the elephant again, then I would ask her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Results have been mixed, with another judge deciding against government lawyers in a suit concerning Meta's social media empire but other decision going the government's way.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Finally, your Social Security may not be the deciding factor, given your other assets and income, but it’s worth mentioning and including in your retirement stress test.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Nobody will take responsibility for deciding the $10 million of taxpayer money would go to Hope Florida,” the grand jury wrote, adding that witnesses also claimed not to remember who made the decision.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Cullen started his career on Canadian TV and radio and was then a regular on programmes like The Sonny & Cher Show before deciding to concentrate on voice acting.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

He ignored us as he inspected jars filled with dark disgusting liquids and dirty sprigs of herbs on the shelves behind the cauldron, deciding what else to throw in the concoction simmering within.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall