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Discover LudwigThe phrase "decided must" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate ideas that do not work together grammatically.
Example: "After much thought, I decided I must take action."
Alternatives: "determined to" or "resolved to".
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This tissue, he decided, must be the spot.
Celebrity, Mr. McIndoe has decided, must be a wee drag.
The detainment of a Prince, she decided, must have been the day she took that Rye man out for a sail and his right arm became unmanageable.
This is about the large-scale, indiscriminate use of weapons that the civilized world, long ago, decided must never be used at all.
My eyes were drawn upward to the stunning illusion of a trompe l'oeil sky and what I decided must be ravens flying high overhead.
In the case of a historical figure, there is usually a standard biographical interpretation, constructed around a small number of details: diary entries, letters, anecdotes, passages in the published work that everyone has decided must be autobiographical.
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The board had decided he must go.
"I decided it must end there".
She decided she must find a village.
I decided I must do some work each day.
This year, the Army decided it must raze the house.
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