decisive
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To write about the afterlife of the Revolution without a deeper look at Lincoln is to omit a decisive turn in the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The agency said it took "decisive action" to stop the flight landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
While LaRose believes the risk in the short term is for higher rates, he said he’s “not necessarily sold” on the notion that there’s a decisive and explosive breakout to the upside.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Tinubu thanked Trump for his "leadership and unwavering support in this effort", and that he looked "forward to more decisive strikes against all terrorist enclaves across the nation".
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Such imbalances of equipment were decisive in innumerable other confrontations of Europeans with Native Americans and other peoples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing decisive
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