decide between
idiom
: to choose one of (two choices) : to make a choice between (two choices)
Voters must decide between the two candidates.
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Derek van der Vorst, an international business advisor with Solarge, said the company hopes to decide between Waukegan and the Kansas site no later than the end of March.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Jets will likely decide between Simpson or injured Alijah Vera-Tucker, another impending free agent, to return and start at left guard next year.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The film itself is a romantic wartime drama that follows an American expat (Humphrey Bogart) who has to decide between his love for a lady (Ingrid Bergman) and helping her Czech resistance leader husband (Paul Henreid) escape the city of Casablanca to fight the Nazis.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Derek van der Vorst, an international business advisor with Solarge, said the company hopes to decide between Waukegan and the Kansas site no later than the end of March.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Jets will likely decide between Simpson or injured Alijah Vera-Tucker, another impending free agent, to return and start at left guard next year.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The film itself is a romantic wartime drama that follows an American expat (Humphrey Bogart) who has to decide between his love for a lady (Ingrid Bergman) and helping her Czech resistance leader husband (Paul Henreid) escape the city of Casablanca to fight the Nazis.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Decide between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decide%20between. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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