governing

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Analysts expect the central bank's governing council to deliver a quarter percentage point increase to the key deposit rate, taking it from 2.00 to 2.25 percent, when it meets Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

FIFA, soccer’s governing body, has recommended fans arrive three hours early for matches at the stadium, located just outside L.A., which suffers from difficult parking and chaotic road access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

They go off during summer festas, after Mass on big saint days, and, it turns out, when the governing party wins reelection.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

What is less clear is which way the MPs from the other parties in the 10-party governing coalition will vote.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The governing family of our region, the Capital Valley, is House Welle, though I’ve never seen Governor Welle in my life.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard