ruled

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Ruled by the Danish-Norwegian union from 1721, and by Denmark alone from 1814, Greenland established its own Parliament in 1979 and achieved self-rule within the Danish kingdom in 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Ruled by military juntas, both countries have ended the presence of Western troops, particularly French forces, over recent years.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Ruled by the Hamas Islamist movement, it is one of the most densely populated places on earth and has suffered years of economic deprivation.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

Ruled out of the Chargers’ Week 3 game at Minnesota late last week, Ekeler said he watched his team’s rollicking, emotional, 28-24 victory sitting at home.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

PROMETHEUS, Subsector 18-E: No. systems: 119 Sector: Aries with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by: with 2 inhabited planets: 10 with 1 inhabited planet: 23 PSIRYNE: The hormone responsible for psionic Talent in humans.

From Concordance A Terran Empire concordance by Wilson, Ann