govern
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A decision based on a tie vote would affirm Boulder’s early stage victory but would not set a precedent that would govern other cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
When they respond to sexual violence, the same principles that should govern survivor-centered policing anywhere else should govern their response on campus.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
"As sensitivity improves, the boundary between theory and measurement continues to move, opening new possibilities for discovering the fundamental principles that govern our universe."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The commission plans to propose a so-called Kids Act this week, which would govern young people’s access to platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Let him guarantee free political activity so that people may decide who will govern them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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They did not signal a clear outcome but most of them sounded as though they leaned toward saying that federal law governs such far-reaching damage claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
No federal law specifically governs these models in the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The review he asked for is modeled on the Tunney Act, a federal law that governs antitrust settlements proposed by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
New Mexico’s insurance code governs how insurance holding companies register with the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
For example: Here’s an explanation of the rhetorical term syllepsis: “the use of a word that relates to, qualifies, or governs two or more other words but has a different meaning in relation to each.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Having a single board means that all appeals and applications would be governed by the same logic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The source told the Jerusalem Post, external that the meaning of the French sentence spoken by the president, "Le Hamas n'a jamais sévi en Cisjordanie," was, "Hamas has never governed the West Bank."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
"But the gentoo is of most concern in the sub-Antarctic region," an area of widely separated islands north of Antarctica governed by numerous countries, including Chile, South Africa, France, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand,
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"So the international community needs to understand the power we are bringing into the world, and that must be managed, must be governed through institutions, treaties, and democratic safeguards."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
And now that I am back in America, my attitude here concerning white people has to be governed by what my black brothers and I experience here, and what we witness herein terms of brotherhood.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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The current governing coalition is made up of United List, New Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and the National Alliance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
"We are carefully considering the decision and its implications and will take action where appropriate," the national governing body said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a statement, English football's governing body added: "We are carefully considering the decision and its implications and will take action where appropriate."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Boston said it adopted an AI policy in June governing responsible use and plans to “increase AI literacy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The two women and three men constituted the governing body that had been established after the fall of the gods.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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