dictate

You can’t allow the iconography to dictate the outcome in the studio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

It enabled the business to dictate the policies it is known for and, as its website states, its pubs are "havens from the digital world".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Zelensky said meanwhile on Sunday that "Nobody will ever again dictate to Ukrainians what heroes we honour."

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

We will act on the indicators as our trading systems dictate.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

I asked her if she would write a letter that I would dictate.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

“Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

“A simple rule dictates my buying,” he wrote in his annual shareholders letter in the winter of 2009.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

There’s no law that dictates how Congress should resolve the looming Medicare financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

“The Time Bureau dictates that we stay hidden. We cannot, under any circumstances, change things in the past. So you wouldn’t have seen any of my fellow travelers.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

The size of recruit classes are dictated by the department’s annual budget, which is approved by the City Council before each fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson took a similar view that there is “almost zero demand risk” for Cerebras, while expectations going forward “will likely be solely dictated by the company’s ability to execute.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Tsien said the "solid" form was partly dictated by the fact that museums often don't have many windows.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Oil price direction continues to be dictated by Iran-related headlines amid considerable uncertainty over how negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are progressing,” analysts at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

To a great extent, the outreach was dictated by necessity.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Spain's use of width creates space for Lamine Yamal and enables them to generate chances, while Rodri and Pedri dominate midfield, controlling possession and dictating the tempo of the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

“People seem to be obsessed with now dictating what I’ll do and when?!”

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

“I personally believe that when you know your characters well enough they will start dictating their actions,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

“When diplomacy is not moving forward, the field starts dictating where we are going,” al-Omari said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

For now, there are rules dictating our interactions with the human world—those rules could change.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black