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decider

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as in selector

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as in arbiter

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Recent Examples of decider Following the World Cup disappointment, Artan has since taken charge of league games in Somalia as well as the Kuwaiti Premier League title decider at the end of June. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Chavarria featured in Rayo’s run to last season’s Conference League final, and played the full 90 minutes as Inigo Perez’s side lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the decider in Leipzig. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere was able to find the back of Unai Simón’s net to become the only player to do so thus far in the World Cup, but Mikel Merino’s 88th-minute goal was the decider in this 2-1 victory for Spain. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Seiya Suzuki singled in two runs to key a three-run 10th inning and Jordan Wicks, called up earlier Sunday, got a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to preserve the Chicago Cubs 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the decider of the three-game series. — CBS News, 28 June 2026 In the same group, Paraguay and Australia face off in a decider. — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026 The crushing win followed England's own big win at Lord's and sends the series to a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday. — ABC News, 21 June 2026 Step 3 If teams remain tied after the above tiebreakers the final decider will be their most recent FIFA World Rankings. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026

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Noun

Thankfully, though, there are quite a few physical buttons, alongside a gear selector that resembles an airplane throttle, and a rotary drive-mode knob.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
The gear selector's placement on the right side of the steering column, rather than in the center console, took some getting used to.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of selector

Noun

For the science-fiction concepts underpinning that world, including gravity control, faster-than-light communication and cognitive materialization, Kamiyama worked with novelist Toh EnJoe, credited as SF setting supervisor, as an outside arbiter.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
But the emotional charge of his celebrity defies his self-conception as a neutral arbiter.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of arbiter

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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.

— Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of chooser

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Once the contest was underway, Perrin began livestreaming on Instagram while simultaneously refereeing the matches, making her the organizer, referee and camera operator all at once.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
After terrorizing that one kid, the bird reportedly went after a few other teenage footballers to the point that the referee had to put the match on hold.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of referee

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Health-care providers were awarded nearly $15 billion last year from arbitrators called in to settle medical billing disputes, more than triple the amount in 2024.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
The arbitrator who oversaw those talks ruled that CPD officers, as public employees in a collective bargaining unit, have the right to have their misconduct cases heard and ruled on by a third party out of public view.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of arbitrator

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Pirates manager Don Kelly was ejected in the fifth inning by home plate umpire James Hoye, Kelly's sixth ejection of the season, most in the majors.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Manager Blake Butera got in the face of umpire Manny Gonzalez and was ejected for the first time this season, a decision that was appreciated inside the clubhouse.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of umpire

Noun

The judge believes the defendant tried to obstruct justice and tamper with witnesses ahead of a trial scheduled for next year.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Amid tight security, Najib stood inside a cage wearing a prisoner’s uniform as the judge read the sentence.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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