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dictate

[dik-teyt, dik-teyt, dik-teyt] / ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt, ˈdɪk teɪt /






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"We cannot let large digital incumbents leverage their dominance of the past to dictate who in Europe gets to compete and who gets to innovate in AI," Ribera told a press conference in Brussels.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Todd described having a hit as a “little fun treat,” but he doesn’t want a song from two releases ago to dictate his current music style.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Tyler is one of those conversation-piece characters—think Godot in “Waiting for Godot,” Sonny Jim in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and the men in “The Women”—who never appear, yet dictate the plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

We will add positions as our indicators dictate.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

He wanted to make confession, he said, and to dictate his last will and testament.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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