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decision

[dih-sizh-uhn] / dɪˈsɪʒ ən /




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"Opponents need to make a decision on how they're going to press those spaces. And by pressing those spaces, there is the potential to create a lot of unbalance in the structure."

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

He added that he would leave the decision to her, according to CNN, but said they would speak when he returned to the White House.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

And in that interview he discussed why he thinks it unlikely the court will overturn the marriage equality decision, Obergefell.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The 30-day decision window is rapidly closing for many corporate issuers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In another Brown decision in 1955, the court ruled that the dismantling of separate school systems must happen with “all deliberate speed.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The decisions to grant loans from the fund were taken publicly by all members of the GMCA, not the mayor alone.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Early on, Stansbury also explained, the pair discovered a “play not to lose” culture, where managing costs led to shortsighted decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Every one of the decisions that she made, we made sure that there was a smart, strategic, security mandated argument for doing what she was doing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The decisions are part of a move away from linear television that the BBC says reflects changing audience habits.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

I wonder if this is what Reverend Hunt means about making decisions out of love—love for our newfound Indian friends, love for our fragile New World colony.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone


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