ruling

Example Sentences

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The government has until Thursday to decide whether it will appeal the judge’s ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Ever since, the lawsuit has been mired in a dispute over whether Colorado courts were the correct venue, with the state Supreme Court ultimately ruling last May that they were.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

That is how the ruling got around the section of the longstanding Communications Decency Act that has generally shielded internet companies from being found liable for content users post on their platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Wyon portrayed Victoria - who became Queen in 1837, ruling until her death in 1901 - as Lady Una from Edmund Spenser's 1590 poem "The Faerie Queene", representing truth and purity.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Since ancient times, folk music has been the music of ordinary people, not the ruling class or professional musicians.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones