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Tina Peters deserved to go to jail but not for nine years, a panel of judges decreed, ordering her resentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Having single-handedly “removed the shadow of history from our relationship,” he decreed that it was time to “leave behind the ideological battles of the past” and walk forward together into a “new era.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The reality, however, is that international football's governing bodies have decreed the game must go ahead, whether anyone likes it or not.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a staunch defender of Maduro who took over after his ouster, decreed seven days of mourning for those killed in the January 3 attack.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Ser Rodrik decreed that they would share Jon Snow's old bedchamber, since Jon was in the Night's Watch and never coming back.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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