dictates

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The biggest downside common to any all-inclusive vacation: The free stuff dictates your agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

One feature of UK energy prices is that the price of gas often dictates the price of electricity, as gas-fired power stations are often the bit of energy that helps supply meet demand.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"However, the time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

“That’s exactly what we’re working on,” she said, referring to the ambassador’s anti-corruption dictates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

That consideration dictates single authorship, despite all the difficulties that it poses.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond