decree
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A decree published on Zelensky’s website ahead of the event stated that Red Square wouldn’t be targeted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Juan Franco, mayor of the city of La Linea de la Concepcion, has signed a decree which prevents the fixture from going ahead on 9 June as planned.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
He and other signatories of the letter urged Trump to make a decree mandating that new AI models undergo government testing before they are released to the public.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
He has spent the past year building the scaffolding of accountability: a National Commission for Transitional Justice established by decree last May, a Commission for the Missing that names transitional justice as a priority.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
On May 5, 1990, nearly fifty years after Lilya’s disappearance, Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev signed a decree honoring her as a Hero of the Soviet Union.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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