discretion
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It is to stop treating discretion as a viable monetary policy strategy and return to letting data guide rate decisions in an objective manner.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal sentencing guidelines, which take into account a number of variables,” prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
But prosecutors enjoy extraordinary discretion and nothing stops Pirro or some other prosecutor from reopening that investigation or launching a new one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
He also told the court that Parliament had given ministers discretion over how to take such decisions once there had been an expert finding that an organisation was "concerned in terrorism".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
When their talk touched on matters of state, it was in low tones, for the king never failed in his discretion.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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