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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On Sunday, thousands marched in Santiago in protest of Kast’s rollback of dozens of environmental decrees.—
News Desk, Artforum, 23 Mar. 2026
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The decrees rolled back by Kast’s administration had been signed during the government of left-wing former Chilean leader Gabriel Boric, whom Kast replaced as president earlier this month.— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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While many edicts are necessary to protect public safety, many more are redundant, wasteful and anti-competitive, piling on unnecessary costs and stymieing innovation.— Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 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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Months after being fired, the former immigration judge followed one final case back to the Guatemalan mountains — carrying flowers, questions and the weight of one of his last rulings.— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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These rulings enable our client to present his case at a jury trial, now scheduled for October of this year.— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Bass has previously announced directives regarding strategic LAPD deployment, including in March after a brawl broke out in connection to a street takeover near upscale apartments in downtown.— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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If demand rises faster than infrastructure can be approved and built, reliability erodes, reserve margins thin, queues lengthen, delays compound, costs rise, and strategic directives become harder to realize.— Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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His trip to Old Trafford for the Leeds United match will have left him contemplating the more difficult decisions ahead.— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Should such programming be rated differently or contain relevant descriptions so that parents can make informed decisions?— Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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