as in decrees
an order publicly issued by an authority
she brazenly ignored the company's ukase about entering by the back door
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The White House itself has directly issued at least thirty-six orders, decrees, and directives targeting at least a hundred specific individuals and entities with punitive actions.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Satya Nadella rebuilt Microsoft not through top-down decrees but by listening deeply to engineers, customers, and critics.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Jan. 2026
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Williams agreed that the attempt did not make sense and explained that his thoughts were informed by intoxication and competing internal edicts from a devil and angel.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Dec. 2025
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Saudi Arabia appears to be slowly and quietly rolling back its near-blanket bans on alcohol consumption, signaling perhaps another instance of the Kingdom’s strict religious edicts yielding to its push for international appeal.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The township is arguing that state law regarding government employee protections against lawsuits conflicts with federal court rulings.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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The appellate panel denied the Oppermans’ appeal, making some important rulings that provide guidance to all California HOAs.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Seven security directives totaling over 500 pages have been consolidated into a single, 23-page order.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Smart & Safe Florida filed a lawsuit last month in Leon County circuit court challenging two directives by Byrd’s office to county supervisors of elections.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Ukases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ukases. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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