edict
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The Wall Street Journal later reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the US giant was preparing to backtrack on its acquisition after the Chinese edict.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
This was meant to signal an edict from Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since being named leader last month.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Rental-home executives and investors said they had no idea the president’s edict was coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
As for his latest edict allowing worshipers to forgo Mass, Rojas said it will remain in effect until further notice or until the circumstances “necessitating this decree are sufficiently resolved.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
But after that horrifying day of the proclamation of the edict of expulsion, Mother takes down our mezuzah, which announces we are Jewish, to bring to our new home.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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