decisive
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In an August conversation with BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, Bessent expressed "strong support for Japan's decisive market and monetary steps to address the substantial undervaluation of the yen".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Finally, whereas the column focuses on threats to democracy and turnout as the decisive test for Newsom, several reports highlight more personal and practical hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The problems only seem to begin once she gets to those decisive Saturdays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The pressure Sabalenka was feeling manifested in some aggressive second serves, and it was unsurprising to see one go long for a double fault on the decisive break point in the opening set.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yet changes in the human condition that mark this road, decisive though they are, seem incredibly slow-paced and gradual when measured against the events of the last 5,000 years.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing decisive
"Of Mice and Men"
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