as in charging
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as in ordering
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Noun
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Follow a healthcare provider's recommendations or label instructions when taking matcha.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025 -
Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Harvick raised his voice about why the appeals process hadn't been made public, asking what is there to hide.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This prompted one Keller parent to sue the school board, asking a judge to intervene in the split and prevent the board from future violations of the law.—
Cody Copeland and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The health system is one of the largest Epic shops in the country, and will co-develop an AI dictation feature directly within the electronic health record—merging Suki's ambient and dictation capabilities into a single solution.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In any case, paradigm-shifting functionality such as ambient documentation summarization implies a certain level of disruptive change, as existing tech vendors and healthcare providers must supersede their existing dictation systems to fully embrace the new technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately, many in the United States may even question whether CENTCOM is telling the truth.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Alonso’s system typically employed a back three, leaving the wing-backs large amounts to cover in both directions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Trump retaliated by announcing punishing tariffs and a sweeping prohibition on U.S. visas for Colombian officials.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
8 May 2025
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Like DeSantis, state legislators in support of the prohibition called it a matter of personal choice and pointed out that most toothpastes and many mouthwashes contain fluoride.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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“Bidding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bidding. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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