make the rules
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And while you can’t control your guests’ habits, hosts can make the rules.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
The city has the ability to remove money from the cards or to permanently turn off a card, Coaxum said, and the city is working with supermarkets and bodegas to make the rules clear.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
"We wanted to make the rules easier to understand," he told the inquiry.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024
Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don’t make the rules.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
They’re the squares, Emile, they’re the ones who screw it up for us, who blow the whistle, who make the rules.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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