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In the short term, the Federal Reserve sets interest rates that dictate what businesses and individuals pay to borrow money.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Mergers and consolidations threaten to dictate which films can get made.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Because I am visually impaired, I dictate my thoughts, have AI convert them into written text, and then listen as it reads my words back so I can revise and edit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

None of us knew much about the mice, except what we had heard Dr. Schultz dictate into his tape recorder.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

The plot of “Cape Fear” dictates that this sporting tale of homicidal pettiness can only end one way.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Xi has set up an extensive system of rules and enforcement that closely dictates the behavior of party members and government workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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

Furthermore, Lord Biggar challenges the core premise of Project Spire and reparatory justice as a whole - that historic suffering directly dictates modern disadvantage.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

“Over the years military planners have arrived at a rule of thumb which dictates that functional fighting units cannot be substantially larger than 200 men,” Dunbar writes.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

But first, that price would deliver 35 million shares to Musk, as dictated in last year’s pay pact from Tesla.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

In a Facebook post in which she also posted a letter asking to be relieved of her duties, Stefanishyna said the decision was her own and "dictated by personal circumstances".

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

For more than a quarter-century, a lawsuit settlement from a case brought in Los Angeles federal court has dictated conditions for children held in immigration detention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Spain dictated possession for much of the afternoon while Argentina defended stubbornly, forcing the final into extra time before the breakthrough finally came.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

He dictated to Alexander Hamilton a letter to be sent to Major General John Sullivan.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Some communities have strong cultural traditions dictating who should fill the caretaker role — in many cases, that’s the eldest daughter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

With 2.8 trillion parameters dictating its decision-making, Kimi K3 is the world’s biggest open-source model, according to the Beijing-based startup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

On the dictating tape, a voice referred to urban guerrillas.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez