dictated
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"The pricing power of companies is still pretty much dictated by consumers" in Japan, he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
“They instead receive lesser amounts dictated by the remaining Executor, who uses this power to deter them from checking his abuses,” Paris’ petition alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The champion dictated the pace in the early rounds.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The economic war in the Persian Gulf is dictated as much by how much the countries in the region can move their exports over land rather than through the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sadly, the train schedules dictated that he leave quite early, before breakfast.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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