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[guhv-ern] / ˈgʌv ərn /




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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

The conservative 51-year-old won June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes and will govern until 2031.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

“It’s thicker than two Sears catalogs. Rules that govern home school and private school in West Virginia — those will fit on an index card.”

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Marcus Lepidus would govern Africa, the smallest share.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon -- whose National Party governs in a coalition with NZ First -- has condemned Peter's "inappropriate attention-seeking" comments.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

He invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which governs US trade enforcement of practices that burden or restrict American commerce.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

On the republic’s 250th birthday, that is worth celebrating: not the government that governs us, but the restless, inventive, association-forming energy of the American people themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 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

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

“Their presence is governed by a defense agreement that fully respects our sovereignty,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Divorce is governed largely by the prenup and divorce law in your state.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Her eating became more disordered, governed by strict rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

In a time when kings and emperors ruled much of the world, the Dutch Republic was governed, more than any other nation, by the people.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Fifa president Gianni Infantino will meet with senior leaders of football's world governing body on Wednesday as criticism of his now scrapped plan to sell off Fifa's commercial and event operations intensifies.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

A week after Infantino's investment plan was first released, the Frenchman issued a statement through Fifa in which he demanded "transparency and integrity" from world football's governing body.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Infantino's lucrative plan sparked a global outcry, with European football's governing body Uefa threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions, including the World Cup.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The sport’s governing body for Europe hinted strongly that he should resign.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The rules governing letter-writing were then extremely strict.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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