dictate
Example Sentences
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Wood dictated the tempo across 12 rounds against a frustrated, flat-footed Warrington.
From BBC
It’s further proof that an award dictated by length needn’t be bound by anything else.
From Los Angeles Times
The rules dictate it is measured at ambient temperature.
From BBC
She also deleted Instagram so she wouldn’t have to see the sport that once dictated her entire life.
"Each official position is safeguarded with a co-chair system which dictates that one must be a woman," he said.
From Barron's
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