as in deciding
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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As the 2026 midterms approach, affordability will again be the deciding issue among voters.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Prior to that game-deciding drive, Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ offense needed to respond to the Eagles’ field goal that made the score read 19-17 on the Jumbotron at Lincoln Financial Field in favor of the home team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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For 2025, the IRS made meaningful inflation adjustments to the federal tax brackets and the standard deduction, determining how much income is ultimately taxed.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Still, Democrats stridently argued that Congress needs to assert its role in determining when the president can use wartime powers.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Shakers, a sect of Christianity named for their ecstatic worship dancing, were nonviolent and refused to fight in the Revolutionary War upon settling in Upstate New York.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Metro Atlanta is settling in for a long winter weekend.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Competition judging going forward will be conducted in part using artificial intelligence tools to capture the increasingly intricate tricks that action-sports athletes are trying these days.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The judging controversy, however, incited a firestorm that was just getting started.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Ruling (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruling%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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