rule
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Activist investors who want to force changes at underperforming closed-end funds take advantage of this rule by buying up a bunch of shares and then trying to change how the fund is run.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"I feel genuinely moved today by the rule of law," Lander told reporters after the verdict.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed eliminating a 2005 rule requiring trading platforms to execute orders at the best price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Two Virginia activists who are plaintiffs in the suit claim that they “want to uphold the rule of law and protect our nation’s most cherished monuments from corrupt exploitation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
And their first rule was that they wanted quiet.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing rule
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Speaking and Listening - Introductory
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