- present tense form of govern (3rd person singular).
governs
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Where U.S. law does not apply, Texas state law governs, the agreement states.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
At the centre of the dispute are changes made to the Electronic Communications Code in 2017, external, which governs agreements between telecoms operators and landowners hosting their infrastructure.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
If Mamdani has so far shown a pragmatic streak in how he governs that can feel at odds with the loftier promises of his campaign, some friction with his most hard-line voters might be inevitable.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
They did not signal a clear outcome but most of them sounded as though they leaned toward saying that federal law governs such far-reaching damage claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, while the more prosperous Dominican Republic, once ruled by Spain, governs the eastern two-thirds.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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