Dictates
Rule
Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Thanks to Adaptation Decay, Rule of Drama dictates that in the comic, Sonic and Sally are instead in an unending Love Dodecahedron with each other and everyone else.
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Rule of Scary: This, as opposed to logic, is what dictates the course of an Argento plot.
Source: Creator / Dario Argento - Rule of Funny dictates that they both use female characters wearing very little in the way of clothing.
Source: Pac-Man Fever
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