govern
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“It’s like trying to govern with a pistol pointed at your neck,” said former lawmaker Juan Contreras.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
According to lead author Edwin van Leeuwen, the results suggest that similar principles govern how social relationships are formed and maintained across multiple species.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
“If you want to be the mayor and you can’t get along with people who are your colleagues on council,” Bass said recently, “I don’t know how you’re supposed to govern at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The company is also developing systems for customers to manage, discover, and govern AI agents for security purposes.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
To solve the problem, scientists set out to banish zero yet once more and unify the rules that govern the cosmos.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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