After three hours of thorough searching , the police decided that the threat was a hoax.
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When I heard the news item, I was thinking 'decided' should have been replaced with 'determined'. Please tell me whether 'decided' is as fine in the context as 'determined'. Thank you.
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When I heard the news item, I was thinking 'decided' should have been replaced with 'determined'. Please tell me whether 'decided' is as fine in the context as 'determined'. Thank you.