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ruling

[roo-ling] / ˈru lɪŋ /




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The appeal court's ruling in Oslo overturns a lower court's decision on Monday ordering the release of the crown princess's 29-year-old son pending next Monday's verdict on 40 criminal charges.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The judge has yet to enter his final ruling.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Kirchner said that ruling seemed to apply in this case, but indicated a decision favoring the landowner over the public was out of touch with the practices in other states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

His ruling Civil Contract party got 49.8 percent of the vote, comfortably ahead of the 23.3 percent of the Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia alliance, the Central Election Commission said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Supreme Court, which in 1969 issued an equivocal ruling.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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