rule
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“As a rule, developing economies today have more to gain—and less to fear—from AI than richer ones,” wrote Indermit Gill, the World Bank’s chief economist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Critics of the IRS settlement deal said that Blanche’s memo doesn’t rule out the possibility of the plan being revived again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
However, a rule change and more flexible lending mean first-time buyers can now borrow up to six, or at the most, seven times what you earn in a year.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
More precise measurements from upcoming observatories and cosmic surveys could help scientists determine which hidden interactions dark matter might possess and which possibilities observations can rule out.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Boaz, as a rule, did not dream up ghosts where there were none.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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The bill would also exempt so-called decentralized crypto networks from anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Basically, don't think that Pollock can be compared to Scotland's Finn Russell at Bath, as there are different rules.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The motion, authored by Councilmembers Heather Hutt and John Lee, also suggested implementing rules for storage and charging to prevent battery fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
What she is now discovering is that a courtroom does not run on the same rules as a cable television set.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Never mess with another’s catch! That’s one of the rules of fishing.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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“Both suits imagine a Hollywood that no longer exists — an industry ruled by a handful of legacy studios.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Supreme Court ruled in Bayer’s favor in a long-standing case related to its Roundup weedkiller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A Honduran judge ruled on Monday that former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was pardoned last year of US drug trafficking charges by President Donald Trump, can remain free while facing his corruption trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It concluded that the available evidence suggests spillover but maintained that the laboratory-leak hypothesis could not be ruled out.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Arguments from the opposition were far from over, but no one could say anymore that cost alone ruled out treating the disease in poor countries.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Last month, Barclay and Cagne asked the Court of Appeal to allow them to challenge the ruling, claiming that the judge was wrong.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Those lawsuits will remain on hold pending a planned appeal of the July 16 ruling, Schreiber said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
A recent ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court, which made it harder for immigrants who reach Ceuta illegally by sea to be returned to Morocco, also likely played a role, Sánchez said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
She intends to challenge the ruling, Emmanuel Piwnica added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The more he talked about the Supreme Court’s ruling, the more agitated Grampa became, and I was glad when we pulled up in front of the River Café.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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