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decider

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as in selector

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Recent Examples of decider Olmedo was the sole decider on whether a probable cause standard was met in the case. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere was able to find the back of Unai Simón’s net to become the only player to do so thus far in the World Cup, but Mikel Merino’s 88th-minute goal was the decider in this 2-1 victory for Spain. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Djokovic was up a break in the fourth set and then had two match points in a tiebreak but couldn’t close, as del Potro forced a decider. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Seiya Suzuki singled in two runs to key a three-run 10th inning and Jordan Wicks, called up earlier Sunday, got a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to preserve the Chicago Cubs 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the decider of the three-game series. — CBS News, 28 June 2026 In the same group, Paraguay and Australia face off in a decider. — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026 The crushing win followed England's own big win at Lord's and sends the series to a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday. — ABC News, 21 June 2026 Step 3 If teams remain tied after the above tiebreakers the final decider will be their most recent FIFA World Rankings. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026

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Thankfully, though, there are quite a few physical buttons, alongside a gear selector that resembles an airplane throttle, and a rotary drive-mode knob.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
The gear selector's placement on the right side of the steering column, rather than in the center console, took some getting used to.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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The jet stream – the ultimate arbiter of day-to-day weather – dictates where warmer air and cooler air are allowed to settle across North America.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
This setup, wherein a group of arbiters hide behind a curtain like the Wizard of Oz and hand down decisions that inflict generational trauma on entire countries, almost feels purposefully built to invite all sorts of wild speculation.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.

— Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

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Soccer authorities expected more cameras, replay angles and tracking data to mitigate referee error, limit subjectivity and strengthen perceptions of fairness.

— Pooya Tabesh, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
In Warsh’s parlance, the market was playing the referee, not the ball.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of referee

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The Jordan and James camps will continue to pound away at each other from their baselines, back and forth, making the rest of us who are undecided feel like chair umpires at a tennis match, head on a swivel.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
After the squirrel was caught, home plate umpire Bill Miller gave a shoutout to the grounds crew for their efforts.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of umpire

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When court resumed later in the afternoon, the judge ordered Lux to undergo a mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
The judge denied a request to unshackle him completely, saying that the handcuffs would be removed while Burke was at the table but that his legs would remain shackled under it.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

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