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determination

[dih-tur-muh-ney-shuhn] / dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /




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That determination, known as the “endangerment finding,” had been the basis of federal climate regulation for nearly two decades.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

“You’re petty to your core with a determination to always get your own way. I wonder what your father would have made of all of this?”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

He added, “I knew I could be happy here, but it would take all my resources, determination, and time to make it mine.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

But he said that fear was mixed with a determination not to let the threat from settler attacks force them out.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

“She’ll come around,” I said, recalling my determination to mend this.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

The law authorizing the tax required the Department of Finance to make initial determinations about who is subject to it using information such as tax returns and property value assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Right: Despite holding that TPS determinations are generally unreviewable, Alito acknowledged that plaintiffs could still raise constitutional challenges, something only Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

In the lawsuit filed in a California federal court Alibaba pushed back, claiming the determinations "have no basis in fact or law".

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, courts are struggling under the additional burden of reviewing bail determinations for scores of defendants already in custody.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

After traveling nearly eleven billion miles in my lifetime, my atoms and I had arrived at a place where we could confidently make such determinations about love.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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