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determination

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




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Its determination, allowing an orange parade down the Garvaghy Road for the first time in 28 years, caught everybody by surprise, including those in the loyal order.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Two weeks ago, the Parades Commission issued a determination saying that the Orange Order parade was to be allowed on the Garvaghy Road with restrictions in place.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Her attorneys, who argued she was not competent to stand trial, agreed with the determination given the passage of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“The investigation remains active and ongoing, and this preliminary assessment should not be interpreted as a final determination of the circumstances surrounding his death,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Seeing them gave me renewed determination to mend the rift.

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

With Friday’s victory, Paramount is staying on that timetable, but regulators in Europe and Britain have opened their own regulatory investigations and are expected to make their own determinations in the coming months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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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