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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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As of September, candy and gum prices were up 44% over a five-year period, the Associated Press reported, citing government data.

From MarketWatch โ— Oct. 30, 2026

Audi factory and Cleveland-Cliffs to retain Stelco amid jobs dispute with Canadian government.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 30, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a “strike force” of state government workers to help reduce bureaucratic delays and smooth the way for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 30, 2026

The company also said it had informed the US government that it was willing to cooperate.

From BBC โ— Oct. 30, 2026

“There is some sort of secret government project out here on the Virginia peninsula, and they are looking for Colored women who are mathematicians,” Eric told me.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Crypto has become an increasingly popular way of investing and transferring money online, partly because, unlike traditional currencies, it is not controlled by central banks or governments.

From BBC โ— Oct. 30, 2026

But local governments that poured billions into EV startups refuse to let failing plants close.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 28, 2026

Around the country, state legislatures from both parties have used preemption laws to control local governments.

From Salon โ— Oct. 28, 2026

The 2010s and early 2020s were a more entrepreneurial period when EV startups, often led by charismatic founders, teamed with local governments.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 28, 2026

Europe has a highly indented coastline, with five large peninsulas that approach islands in their isolation, and all of which evolved independent languages, ethnic groups, and governments: Greece, Italy, Iberia, Denmark, and Norway/Sweden.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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