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
According to the SEC, the rule made more sense when electronic trading systems were slower and more poorly connected than they are today.
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
Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rule against stealing would be one that all right-thinking people ought to follow.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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