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Government comes from Greek roots meaning what?

government

[guhv-ern-muhnt, -er-muhnt] / หˆgสŒv ษ™rn mษ™nt, -ษ™r mษ™nt /


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Canadian artificial-intelligence company Cohere’s timeline for going public remains uncertain despite surging revenue, its chief executive said, as the startup draws fresh backing from Nvidia and the Canadian government.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 5, 2026

They voted for a government worthy of their trust.

From Salon โ— Nov. 5, 2026

Talks between the government and the executive parties have been taking place for several months now, but earlier this week O'Dowd warned that a "crunch point" is approaching.

From BBC โ— Nov. 5, 2026

Sandri expects that Musk will be questioned as well on a series of government civilian and military communications contracts SpaceX has received.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Nov. 5, 2026

He led fourteen white men and five black men on a raid of the government armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“This creates greater policy uncertainty for pharma in the months ahead, giving European governments more room to slow-play” those negotiations, according to Diederik Stadig, ING’s senior healthcare economist.

From MarketWatch โ— Nov. 4, 2026

Koaile Monaheng, climate finance expert at Greenpeace, said governments must "immediately" boost grant-based funding to meet the tripling goal by 2035.

From Barron's โ— Nov. 4, 2026

About 80% of them, unsurprisingly, did a tour at Palantir, which makes bespoke data management and analysis software for businesses and governments and is credited with making FDEs popular in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 3, 2026

States and local governments need not offer public funds to private groups and entities, the justices said.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Nov. 3, 2026

He toyed briefly with casting the governments die in favor of the calutron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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