How to Use royal decree in a Sentence
royal decree
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Lane discipline by royal decree?
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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Issue a royal decree that my young adult children actually have to listen to me and take my advice at least 78% of the time.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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The opposition also takes issue with the way Sanchez's government ushered in the policy — by royal decree.
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Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Twelve days later, after Diana's famous Panorama interview, Queen Elizabeth released her royal decree recommending that the two divorce.
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Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Spain's opposition has pledged to fight the policy through multiple channels, and the far-right Vox party has already filed a formal request for the country's Supreme Court to suspend the royal decree while the measure is adjudicated.
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Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sold by Charades, the crowd-pleasing feature began as a pandemic-era mashup between two digital-native sketch comedians and France’s most venerable arts institution, founded by royal decree of Louis XIV.
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Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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In 1691 the Spanish Crown formally recognized the settlement as a free town by royal decree, acknowledging the freedom of its inhabitants and formally acknowledging the settlement’s autonomy.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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