govern
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“And if you want to be the mayor and you can’t get along with people who are your colleagues on council, I don’t know how you’re supposed to govern at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
PJM is also working on new rules that will govern how data centers can connect to the grid more quickly.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
At some point constitutional rights have to govern ordinary participation in society rather than hypothetical withdrawal from it.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Here, perhaps, we are coming to the nub of the issue, the gap of expectations between the governed and those who seek to govern.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
She learned about the four humors that govern the body, how to plant corn by moonlight, and where the Antipodes are.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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