governed
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If your plan was sold to you as “working owner” coverage, it’s governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
Tournaments are pursuing younger audiences accustomed to the continuous movement and noise of other professional sports, challenging traditions that have long governed how spectators behave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Uganda is governed by an elected president and parliament, but it has several traditional kingdoms that continue to have significant cultural influence despite not having political power.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The 57-year-old, known as JOH, governed from 2014 to 2022 and had been accused of embezzling $2 million in public funds to finance his 2013 presidential campaign.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Mayan people were governed by a system in which the priesthood and the nobility shared the power to make and enforce laws that affected all of Mayan society.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
