governing

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Although FIFA, global soccer’s governing body and the organizer of the World Cup, is not a party in the labor talks, its influence looms large in the effort to get a deal, Petersen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Soccer’s global governing body is leveraging U.S. wealth and an expanded tournament to chase an $11 billion bonanza.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Others are fairly typical: laws governing AI, competition, the economy, and talent acquisition and retention.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

There’s a “frequent imbalance between the speed of technological growth and the slower development of awareness, norms, safeguards and institutions capable of governing its effects,” the pope writes.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

It therefore seems equally reasonable to suppose that there are also laws governing the initial state.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking