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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Perhaps Moreno was still deciding on Minasian’s status with the club.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025 -
The new wording also gives the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager's annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Louisville Metro officials are now determining local zoning rules to accommodate these new facilities, with a proposal to allow them in downtown without special permits.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has some resources for determining this measurement, which is called the Base Flood Elevation, or BFE.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jalen Suggs was starting at shooting guard before settling in at point guard before the playoffs.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The singer-songwriter, 35, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36 — whose garden proposal took place over the summer after recording their New Heights podcast episode — are still settling into their new engagement status.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Talk about judging a book by its cover.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those lessons are more urgent than ever, as AI takes over tasks but leaves us with the harder, more important work – deciding, judging, being accountable.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Ruling (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruling%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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