govern
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“It’s a test, really, of whether the state can govern well enough to convert that population into productivity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will ensure that immigration filings are decided based on the laws, regulations, and binding legal precedent that govern each case.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Glimmer is an open weight model, meaning users can download and modify the underlying rules that govern the AI system.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the new material, however, the bands govern the movement and statistical behavior of quantum states of light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Marcus Lepidus would govern Africa, the smallest share.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon -- whose National Party governs in a coalition with NZ First -- has condemned Peter's "inappropriate attention-seeking" comments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
He invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which governs US trade enforcement of practices that burden or restrict American commerce.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“What they have done is lower the standard for everything,” said Ali Khawar, a former senior official at the Department of Labor, which is charged with enforcing the federal law that governs retirement savings.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Under federal tax-exempt organization law, he said, the “private benefit doctrine” governs whether a nonprofit’s overall activities unduly benefit any single individual — including through indirect payments to entities they own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Chris’s seemingly anomalous political positions were perhaps best summed up by Thoreau’s declaration in “Civil Disobedience": "I heartily accept the motto—‘That government is best which governs least.’
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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Reddit users congregate on various interest-led subreddits that are governed by their own rules and customs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The country has been governed for almost five years by the Taliban authorities, which rule according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"A country cannot be governed by remote control while critical socioeconomic challenges go unaddressed," he said last week.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
By connecting non-inertial quantum effects with measurable particle behavior, the work opens a new direction for studying matter governed by the strong interaction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
They were governed by private loyalties which they did not question.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
For a period of time, he took on a role as council member on Indian Creek Village’s governing board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
His portfolio, taken together, suggests a particular interest in the invisible forces governing everyday life: particulates, sundown, industrial produce conglomerates.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The amendment was approved by the contest's governing body, following feedback from participating broadcasters after Eurovision 2026 in Vienna.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It was conveniently close to the governing hub of the Common- wealth, while being a comfortable distance from the smell of rotten fish, hot tar, and the vomit of drunken sailors.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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