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rule

[rool] / rul /








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A new federal rule finalized in March 2026 increased the amount of renewable fuel that refiners and importers must incorporate into the nation’s transportation-fuel supply.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The proposed rule change led to a groundswell of opposition from some firefighters, who travelled to the state capital to testify about how it has improved their health.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Part of a generation that came of age after Hong Kong's 1997 return to Chinese rule, she attended the vigils from childhood and joined the Alliance in 2010 as a volunteer.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Healey refused to rule out tax rises ahead of the autumn budget.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“But it’s the teachers’ room,” Imogene said, looking shocked, as if she had this rule burned into her brain.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

Burnham is now likely to come under increasing pressure to further change the rules on party donations.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

“A lot of these conservative women, they live in a box with so many rules, and ‘you’re supposed to be this way as a woman,’” Suwinyattichaiporn said.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Some people believe if the transfer happened at least seven years prior the assessment, it will not be counted, but that is a myth linked to the rules on inheritance tax.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The lack of clear rules and norms is breeding distrust among co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

To add a dog to a team anywhere on the trail was against the rules.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

But in 2021 the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled he had been tried in the wrong jurisdiction and vacated the guilty verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

A Ventura County Superior Court judge ruled for the city, but the citizens’ group appealed the decision.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

That nickname comes from Mobutu Sese Seko, the dictator who ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo - formerly Zaire - for three decades.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

In February 2026, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against his estate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The new monarch’s name was Henry VIII, and he was the latest in a line of kings and queens from the House of Tudor who ruled England from 1485 to 1603.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The legal battle ended earlier this year when an appeals court issued a final ruling in favor of the city.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

It was a reference to Benn's two positive tests for clomifene in 2022 and the WBC's subsequent ruling that elevated consumption of eggs could provide a reasonable explanation.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

North Korea tightly controls information about its leadership and ruling family, leaving even basic details about Kim Jong Un's children difficult to verify.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The top producer, Freeport-McMoRan, which is developing more projects as copper demand soars, warned in 2022, before the Supreme Court ruling, against applying federal regulations to “arid ephemeral drainages.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The investiture and subsequent celebrations went on for almost a month, after which the young eighty-second Lord of Stormhold got on with the business of ruling.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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