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[rool] / rul /








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Like many Ukrainians, she relied on the "two-wall rule": staying safe by keeping two walls between herself and the outside world.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

In December 2024, when Xi arrived in Macau for the 25th anniversary of the territory’s return to Chinese rule, footage showed him clutching Peng’s hand on the airplane steps.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The case has now gone to Italy's highest appeals court, which will rule on October 20.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Finally, the rule argues that the collection of race and ethnicity data would continue through the Census Bureau’s yearly American Community Survey.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

That I didn’t remember about the food rule, because it was my birthday.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

On top of these positional rules, De Zerbi gives his sides principles to implement.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“Agency-led rules and guidance remain constrained by existing law and can be revised by future administrations or challenged in court,” said David Scheuermann, an investment analyst at Swiss crypto group Sygnum Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

He said the state’s rules around AI don’t go far enough.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

That is just one example; the strategy has varying structures and rules that set the path of potential outcomes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

There were lots of rules when it came to Janie.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

They are ruled by the territorialism of their ego more often than they are by love, and they might not even always be aware of that.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

He threatened to tear down the venue after a judge ruled this week that his name cannot be added onto the building's exterior.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

After Walker’s death, a medical examiner ruled that she died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease with preeclampsia, the latter of which is a dangerous pregnancy-related high blood pressure condition that doctors had identified in Walker.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

The VAR decision was subsequently ruled to be incorrect by the referees' body and the aftermath of City's fourth successive league win has been dominated by the fall out from the incident.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

"I don't want to go to school," I'd cry to Amma back when Suba ruled the schoolyard, but Amma forced me to go.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

The branded, non-alcoholic drink Butterbeer was unaffected by the ruling.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Beth then sued MI5 at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, and in 2024 she sought a review of a ruling at the High Court.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

This is where things get confusing, as three days after the Missouri Supreme Court issued its ruling, Hoskins ran to the U.S.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Wednesday's interim ruling issued by a court in Argentina's southernmost province, Tierra del Fuego, follows a lawsuit filed by 1982 war veterans and environmental lawyers earlier this month.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Tycho also quarrelled with some of his tenants on the mainland and got into trouble with the ruling Council for neglecting the maintenance of a chapel that formed part of his estates.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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