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[guhv-ern] / ˈgʌv ərn /




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“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will ensure that immigration filings are decided based on the laws, regulations, and binding legal precedent that govern each case.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Glimmer is an open weight model, meaning users can download and modify the underlying rules that govern the AI system.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The products are not illegal to buy or own, but they are not approved for human use and so are not subject to the quality controls that govern pharmaceutical manufacturing.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

"By combining multi-site sensitivity with femtosecond resolution, we are opening a new window on the microscopic mechanisms that govern photochemistry."

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

‘He can govern man and beast. He will make it yet.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The talks are taking place seven months after US forces seized president Nicolas Maduro and as interim leader Delcy Rodriguez governs under Washington's watchful eye.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Uefa, which governs European football, had already made its opposition clear by releasing two damning statements - and that strength of feeling has been reaffirmed.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“What they have done is lower the standard for everything,” said Ali Khawar, a former senior official at the Department of Labor, which is charged with enforcing the federal law that governs retirement savings.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Recognition of this general principle found expression in the constitution of the council, variously called “Imbizo” or “Pitso” or “Kgotla,” which governs the affairs of the tribe.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Reddit users congregate on various interest-led subreddits that are governed by their own rules and customs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The country has been governed for almost five years by the Taliban authorities, which rule according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

By connecting non-inertial quantum effects with measurable particle behavior, the work opens a new direction for studying matter governed by the strong interaction.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Jareb Gleckel, legal director at Animal Outlook, said ritual slaughter is governed by different regulations, but that there is in some ways “less margin for error” than at conventional commercial slaughter facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

As different as these outcomes seem, they are all governed by the same differential equation.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

For a period of time, he took on a role as council member on Indian Creek Village’s governing board.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

His portfolio, taken together, suggests a particular interest in the invisible forces governing everyday life: particulates, sundown, industrial produce conglomerates.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The 10-year deal was announced Thursday by the California Interscholastic Federation, which is the governing body for high school sports in the state.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Oft do we act, and then inform the governing principles within us of our past action, and leave for them to write their reports and justifications as they will.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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