How to Use policymaking in a Sentence

policymaking

noun
  • One is that policymaking is no longer broad-based.
    — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • What new tools will be needed in this new era of economic policymaking?
    — Saadia Zahidi, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Deese has been at the center of climate and economic policymaking for over a decade.
    — Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The new findings may aid that policymaking.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This is often the most difficult part of the policymaking process.
    — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 28 Dec. 2022
  • An even greater danger may lie in the shambolic nature of his policymaking.
    — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The report offered mixed signals for the Fed ahead of its policymaking meeting next week.
    — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Twitter could be the first real-world test for checking the true power of the act, and its case will inform global policymaking.
    — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Peaceful norms and ideas work only if democracies heed them in the policymaking process, yet they are often ignored.
    — Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
  • These problems are problems that exist at any level of policymaking.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • It will be used to fund leadership programs for policymaking and public service.
    — Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In short, real policymaking authority was in the hands of noneconomists.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
  • His majority opinion left unclear when a state court might cross the line into policymaking.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • An adage in investing and policymaking circles is the reminder that the markets are not the economy.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Sign up The court’s turn against creative policymaking can be partially traced to the rise of the major questions doctrine.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The disparate treatment of nonunion workers calls for a new approach to federal policymaking carried out in the name of workers.
    — Desirée Leclercq, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In turn, Craig said these donations do not influence her policymaking.
    — Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • A lot of policymaking still happens in Washington, though.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • The plan was blocked by a federal court that ruled the administration had taken shortcuts in the policymaking process.
    — Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 12 May 2025
  • Walker’s order is one of numerous examples of pushback against right-wing policymaking in red states.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But on one of the most consequential fronts in federal policymaking, the opposite is true.
    — Michael Toth, Washington Post, 29 June 2026
  • This can be done by aiding in crafting policies, reviewing policies, and serving as a handy tool throughout the policymaking process.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Our reporter discusses whether the decline is a result of careful policymaking, or more of a lucky accident.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • Grabbing a seat at the table as policymaking begins is a foremost concern for the companies making up the new coalition.
    — Andrew Zaleski, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • And the persistent absence of those figures could derail monetary policymaking and put future rate cuts at risk.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Hall said the disparity between groups that can or cannot afford lobbyists can make all the difference in policymaking.
    — Eye On Michigan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Some states have come up with their own rules for the technology, and California has long been a hot spot for both driverless testing and policymaking.
    — WIRED, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Thanks to their courage, the path back to democratic rule, competent policymaking, and consistent foreign engagement is not yet closed off.
    — Ekrem Imamoglu, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025
  • My research has shown that rank-and-file members are increasingly reliant on party leaders to take the lead on policymaking and problem-solving.
    — Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The probability of a rate increase in May, at the next Fed policymaking meeting, has been veering up and down.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023

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