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[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

Queerness, too, is fundamentally transgressive, not as a lifestyle choice but as a mode of being that refuses to let dominant culture dictate one’s core existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“We don’t dictate, and we don’t dictate around politics or any other particular issues around books,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The Middle East continues to dictate sentiment across markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In the end, science was going to dictate the course of the NDRC’s program, and the science of the atomic nucleus was on Lawrence’s side.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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