rule
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Many people from other parts of Africa moved to South Africa around the time white-minority rule ended in 1994, hoping for a better life.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“In the early days of Fringe, we had one rule: ‘Don’t be a jerk,’” said Neville.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Unyielding Royalists, who called themselves Cavaliers, immigrated in large numbers to Virginia as refugees during the period of Puritan rule in Britain in the 1640s and ’50s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
After all, digitization means that tech is now enmeshed with the rule of law, trade, and economics.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
As a rule, the girls were only allowed to walk five blocks from Nancy's house.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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