govern
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He added that Burnham will not resolve the big challenges facing the UK by "coming in and thinking you can govern simply by being a better communicator or somehow vibe coding".
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
But the 63-year-old ex-lawyer has refused to quit, insisting his landslide election victory over the Conservatives 23 months ago gave him a five-year mandate to govern.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Those rules govern which AI models Promise may use and what protections apply — effectively letting each client decide how heavily AI figures into the work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
The question is whether that practice is an apt precedent for state rules that govern mail voting in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Did Mendel know that he was trying to uncover general laws that govern heredity?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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