govern
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While Pastef's majority in the National Assembly can censure the government, in the event of a deadlock the president can resort to "exceptional powers" to govern by decree for three months, noted Diallo.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
ServiceNow has positioned itself to capitalize on the agentic AI shift with its AI Control Tower, which allows enterprises to control, govern and audit agents.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The four fundamental forces – gravity, electromagnetism, the weak force and the strong force – govern how these particles interact.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
“And if you want to be the mayor and you can’t get along with people who are your colleagues on council, I don’t know how you’re supposed to govern at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In previous chapters I have described general relativity, the partial theory of gravity, and the partial theories that govern the weak, the strong, and the electromagnetic forces.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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