decreed
Example Sentences
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"Any person or entity that challenges the public order decreed by the transitional authorities will be severely reprimanded, in compliance with the law," the statement said.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Not only did the University of California regents rebuff the stadium bid, they also decreed that no structure built on the Drake Stadium footprint could later be enlarged into a football stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
This innovation goes back a ways, to Enzo Ferrari himself, who decreed that the power in his cars should always rise, linearly and proportionally, with throttle demand, from low revs to redline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
A spokesperson from the Municipal Council of Mourão decreed two days of mourning from Sunday, following the incident.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
She decreed an end to the numerous superimposed periods of mourning and she herself exchanged her rigorous old gowns for youthful clothing.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
