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informed decision

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[in-fawrmd-di-sizh-uhn] / ɪnˈfɔrmd dɪˈsɪʒ ən /

noun

  • informed decisions
    plural
  1. a decision which is made with knowledge of all the available facts, evidence, or information.


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Poor communication of risks meant she was not fully supported to make an informed decision about where to give birth.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

By comparing methods and outcomes at different cancer centers, I was ab le to make an informed decision to choose “the Hutch”—by then often referred to as the Cadillac of bone-marrow-transplant centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

And the third included those without enough supporting information for the FDA to make an informed decision and therefore wouldn’t be used for compounding.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

Those communications will ensure the commissioners make an informed decision what to recommend for the ballot later this year.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

“How can you make an informed decision about whether to save the world if you never leave your tiny part of it?”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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