govern
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"She will govern well because she has good proposals. She has good ideas for doing something for Peru," said Jenny Martinez, a 40-year-old vendor in Lima.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Those rules govern which AI models Promise may use and what protections apply — effectively letting each client decide how heavily AI figures into the work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
We are trying to govern a more dangerous world with processes designed for a calmer one, and the gap is now showing in the things that matter most.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
It also opens the door to broader studies of the core rules that govern nervous systems.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Distant galaxies revolving about one another follow the same laws of gravitational physics as govern the motion of an apple falling to Earth, or Voyager on its way to the stars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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