govern

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Reports of new U.S. rules to govern artificial-intelligence processor exports won’t help change that.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

States have exclusive authority to govern and administer state and local elections.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Federal law is entirely silent on this; the only federal statutes that govern the receipt of mail ballots explicitly defer to states’ decisions about deadlines.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

“It’s clear that voters want change, and we’re gaining momentum for our campaign to make L.A. more affordable and to govern with urgency and accountability,” the campaign said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

It was thought that a similar equation would govern the proton, which was the only other particle known at the time, and that would be the end of theoretical physics.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking