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Treasury also issued most of its regulations as a proposed rule-making, meaning it’s open to public comment and will be made permanent later, though the department says the proposals govern the program for now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
California’s Education Code, the set of laws and regulations that govern K-12 education in the nation’s most populous state, calls on all schools to offer courses in four arts disciplines: music, visual, theater, and dance.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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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
Barrera, 59, is the president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, which governs the state’s second-largest school system with about 113,000 students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The court’s authority under the Rome Statute, the judges ruled, overrides immunity accorded heads of state under treaties such as the Vienna Convention, which governs diplomatic relations between governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Recognition of this general principle found expression in the constitution of the council, variously called “Imbizo” or “Pitso” or “Kgotla,” which governs the affairs of the tribe.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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It is governed by a strict policy of "complementarity", meaning it can only take on cases a suspect's home country is unwilling or unable to try itself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Starburst, an enterprise intelligence platform for governed data and AI, appointed Kerman Lau as chief financial officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, governed Brazil from 2019 to 2022.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Having a single board means that all appeals and applications would be governed by the same logic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pythagoras had noticed that nature seemed to be governed by the golden ratio.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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A member of LAHSA’s governing commission predicted it in an August LinkedIn post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The simulations incorporated the measured properties of the star and its companion, along with the physical equations governing orbital motion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Tuesday’s arrest has given fresh ammunition to those in the government’s ranks who had been skeptical of expanding the BND’s remit, according to a senior lawmaker for the governing coalition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In states without laws governing the use of AI in political ads, 32% of ads contained a disclaimer; by contrast, in states with laws governing the use of AI, 29% contained a disclaimer.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
The regulations governing each of Winnie’s visits were long and complicated.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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