as in decrees
an order publicly issued by an authority
even though there was never an official rescript ordering mass genocide, that was indeed the intent and effect of the government's policy
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Production trumps political decrees, which means war in no way kept British shelves bereft of products produced in Europe.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026 -
Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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My worry is edicts from Hartford.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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The case now appears headed for the Supreme Court, with conflicting rulings leaving employers uncertain whether the fee still applies today.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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Some property owners block beach access by closing roads leading to the sand, as one California property owner illegally did by locking two gates for years, according to a series of rulings by the state’s coastal commission.—
Melissa Scanlan,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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Under Miami’s governance structure, city commissioners are supposed to issue directives through the city manager.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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The Seahawks are owned by the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which is selling assets to fund his philanthropic directives.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 June 2026
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For a franchise that faces so many difficult decisions this offseason, renewing his contract should have been the easiest one.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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And in knowing that each such individual connection animates the memorial’s purpose and meaning in a way that can get lost amid the momentous testimony to the consequences of decisions and actions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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“Rescripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescripts. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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