as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the coach ruled on the question of whether an off-campus bar fight ought to disqualify someone from the team
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Last year, the new group of commissioners decided to bring back Nadine Jarmon as the housing authority's executive director.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025 -
El Dorado County voters also decided three Zone of Benefit tax measures on Tuesday.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Someone who is unable to work in mainstream punditry because his face no longer fits, but is determined to raise standards among those who do as an outside agitator.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pay attention to frost dates, rainfall, and snow levels to determine when to mulch and how deeply.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hoover was much better in the second quarter and led TCU into the red zone, but the Horned Frogs had to settle for a 35-yard Nate McCashland field goal.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Soika, a surgeon, unsuccessfully tried to book a rental car to get to Utah for a weekend trip before settling on an option that seemed straight out of Hollywood.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wide receiver Nikko Remigio and his wife, Maureen Remigio, are on a gastronomincal adventure in the Big Apple judging from her social media posts.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Michael, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, looks likely to be expanded across two features, judging by the latest comments from Lionsgate execs.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Rule (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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