dictate
Example Sentences
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But despite this, Finlay said he was determined to not let these fears dictate his life.
From BBC
Feminists countered that it was not up to the state to "dictate to women if they should have children and when".
From Barron's
If the well-being of American posterity dictates our policy decisions, fixing this problem should be our first step.
MILAN—At the Winter Olympics, there is only one event that dictates the specific musical genre for athletes.
When called to testify before an oversight board, a police official can deflect accusations of targeting specific racial groups or poorer neighborhoods, claiming that they are merely following the objective dictates of a machine.
From Salon
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