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as in destines
to determine the fate of in advance
he is stoic in the face of adversity, bolstered by his faith that everything in life has been ordained by a higher power
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as in orders
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues
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as in enacts
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the founders of the African republic ordained a form of government that was closely modeled on that of the United States
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With his gun pointed at McNealy, Heisler orders him to show his hands and not reach for anything.—
Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
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The agent then orders Parias to turn off his vehicle.—
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In a time where AI country singers are making the charts and vocal deepfakes run rampant, the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act enacts protections for artists against unauthorized uses of their voice and likeness in deepfakes and digital replicas.—
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Whatever violence the major enacts against these POWs will stain his soul, but refusing to follow his own orders will doom him.—
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Chief among its villains is Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, a master manipulator who takes advantage of her former lover Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont’s resurgent desire for her with a wager that ultimately dooms them both.—
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Without that sense of desperate loneliness, what dooms Frankenstein and the Creature to their deaths?—
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Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.—
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Officers euthanized two mountain lions in the area, as CPW policy dictates that wildlife that attacks humans must be euthanized.—
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The play had Gwath inbounding on the far sideline to BJ Davis, who passes to Miles Byrd at the top of the key.—
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The morning drive host on 680 The Fan caught passes from Ryan for three years.—
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The family requests donations in his memory be directed to The John Dimitri Research Foundation for Congenital Heart Disease.—
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The lawsuit requests a jury trial.—
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“Ordains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordains. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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