govern

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For a household on a tariff governed by regulator Ofgem's price cap, and using a typical amount of gas and electricity, the annual bill will drop to £1,641.

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The sooner policymakers treat that as a governing problem instead of a political one, the more options they will have.

From Barron's

The race was overseen by a local organising committee in conjunction with world governing body the UCI, which BBC Sport has contacted for comment.

From BBC

The reality, however, is that international football's governing bodies have decreed the game must go ahead, whether anyone likes it or not.

From BBC

USA Table Tennis, the nonprofit governing body for the sport in America, had around 14,000 members as of late 2025.

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