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a position arrived at after consideration
after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza
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Recent Examples of decisions
Andy Burnham, the charismatic former mayor of Greater Manchester, once rebuffed the idea that government decisions should be swayed by investors in its ballooning pile of debt.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Ippei Naoi | Getty Images Investors continue to rely on professional financial advisers for their final investment decisions, even as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in the initial stages of research, according to a survey by HSBC.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Walmart, Uber Technologies, Lucid, Lumileds, and Keywords Studios have all disclosed decisions to cut staffing levels in the Bay Area, separate WARN notices with the Employment Development Department show.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Multiply those micro-decisions across every surface and the brain never quite gets to log off.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Below, eight experts share decisions that seemed like a smart idea at the time but later on caused more harm than good—some of them may surprise you.
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Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
24 June 2026
The majority of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the board not to allow online agitators to dictate personnel decisions.
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Ciara McCarthy 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The new code of conduct, which received a 5-3 vote, bars trustees from publicly dissenting from decisions made by the majority of the board.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
People start making decisions in their late 20s, all of a sudden everyone’s off on different paths.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Ippei Naoi | Getty Images Investors continue to rely on professional financial advisers for their final investment decisions, even as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in the initial stages of research, according to a survey by HSBC.
—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Walmart, Uber Technologies, Lucid, Lumileds, and Keywords Studios have all disclosed decisions to cut staffing levels in the Bay Area, separate WARN notices with the Employment Development Department show.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Multiply those micro-decisions across every surface and the brain never quite gets to log off.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Below, eight experts share decisions that seemed like a smart idea at the time but later on caused more harm than good—some of them may surprise you.
—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
24 June 2026
The majority of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the board not to allow online agitators to dictate personnel decisions.
—
Ciara McCarthy 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The new code of conduct, which received a 5-3 vote, bars trustees from publicly dissenting from decisions made by the majority of the board.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
People start making decisions in their late 20s, all of a sudden everyone’s off on different paths.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
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Public debate over Naperville’s energy future has been heated, with dozens of residents voicing their opinions at council meetings.
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While dramatic predictions make for compelling television by creating clear opposing views, investors need actionable strategies, not just opinions.
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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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Such conclusions require objective medical and forensic evidence.
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Notably, one of the earliest verdicts finding that AI training was fair use was explicitly granted due to the plaintiffs’ failure to prove market harms.
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Juries at retrials in 2025 and 2026 could not reach unanimous verdicts on the charges, ending the proceedings in mistrials.
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Although final determinations of what caused the June 14 crash in Butler and last year’s Johnson County crash are pending, authorities and some aviation experts have raised engine failure as a strong possibility.
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With Friday’s victory, Paramount is staying on that timetable, but regulators in Europe and Britain have opened their own regulatory investigations and are expected to make their own determinations in the coming months.
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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