dictated

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For so long, gendered eating has dictated what women can and can’t consume.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

They prefer to control their launch schedules, rather than having them dictated by a festival.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

With a few minor and necessary exceptions dictated by the dramatis personae in certain scenes, Mr. Tucker primarily confines himself to the role of Iago while Mr. Quinn plays Othello.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Because supplies are dictated largely by the availability of refining capacity, the loss of output from the Gulf has led to jet fuel prices increasing far more than those for crude oil.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Then she dictated a letter to Annamma Chandy’s brother-in-law who was the Regional Manager of Padma Pickles in Bombay.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy