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government

[guhv-ern-muhnt, ‑er-muhnt] / ˈgʌv ərn mənt, ‑ər mənt /


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In the election, the SNP fell seven seats short of a majority at Holyrood where the electoral system means minority or coalition government is the norm.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Japan has been trying to stem rising oil prices with government subsidies, but the nation is likely to feel the full impact of soaring energy prices in months ahead, Thieliant said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Trading volume of German government bonds totaled roughly 7.1 trillion euros, just four times the size of the market, according to Germany’s finance agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The Tasmanian government has apologised for a decades-old scandal in which body parts taken from autopsies were secretly kept - and in some cases put on display - without the consent of families.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Critically for the giant panda—and all the species under its umbrella—the government and the conservationists are collaborating, attacking the many pieces of the habitat puzzle.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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