governed
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That was disputed by Arkady Dvorkovich, who told the BBC in written answers, that "accusations about 'Russian influence' are false and contradicted by how Fide is governed."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Divorce is governed largely by the prenup and divorce law in your state.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The only major straits where a toll is still collected are the "Turkish Straits" of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, which are governed by earlier agreements, signed in Montreux in 1936.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, her eating became more disordered, governed by strict rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
For everything in the universe to be governed by ratios, as the Pythagoreans hoped, everything that made sense in the universe had to be related to a nice, neat proportion.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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