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nounstandard, principle of behavior

nounleadership of organization
nounmethod, way
verbgovern, manage
verbjudge, decide

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See also synonyms for: ruled / rules / ruling / self-rule

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Our guys have been great about the rules and we’re adjusting.

THE NBA’S WEEK OF CONTROVERSIES SHOW HOW HARD LIFE IS OUTSIDE OF THE BUBBLEBEN GOLLIVERFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

My rule of thumb is that if it cooks quickly at a high heat on the stovetop, it will cook quickly under the high heat of a broiler, too.

DON’T FEAR THE BROILERELAZAR SONTAGFEBRUARY 11, 2021EATER

General rules and guidelines are not likely to be the way to go, she says.

NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD. ARE YOU READY?LAURA SANDERSFEBRUARY 11, 2021SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

He went back and forth over the legislature’s proposed vaccination rules and has struggled to convince teachers and administrators to reopen schools.

CALIFORNIA’S GAVIN NEWSOM WILL LIKELY FACE A RECALL ELECTION — BUT HE’LL PROBABLY SURVIVE ITGEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)FEBRUARY 10, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Nextdoor would not comment on individual users but emphasized the site has rules in place against profanity, over-posting, and personal disputes.

HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROKE NEXTDOORREBECCA HEILWEILFEBRUARY 9, 2021VOX

Maryland residents registered at vaccination clinics in Prince George’s County, only to see rules created overnight that barred them from getting their shots.

CONFUSION AND CHAOS: INSIDE THE VACCINE ROLLOUT IN D.C., MARYLAND AND VIRGINIAJULIE ZAUZMER, GREGORY S. SCHNEIDER, ERIN COXFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST

If I was going to live in their house, I had to live under their rules.

REPUBLICAN REP. NANCY MACE ON THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION: ‘WE NEED TO REBUILD OUR PARTY’KK OTTESENFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Denmark had already closed schools and restaurants, but rules were tightened by cutting the number of people allowed to gather from 10 to five, among other things.

A VIRUS LOCOMOTIVE IS HEADING STRAIGHT AT USEDITORIAL BOARDFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Big players like InMobi will invariably play by the rules given how much is at stake.

FOR THE IDFA-CURIOUS, WTF IS APPLE’S SKADNETWORK?SEB JOSEPHFEBRUARY 8, 2021DIGIDAY

In December, after the news organizations published their story, Lemmo said he was looking to amend the department’s administrative rules relating to emergency permits.

HAWAII’S BEACHES ARE DISAPPEARING. NEW LEGISLATION COULD HELP ... IF IT’S ENFORCED.BY SOPHIE COCKE, HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISERFEBRUARY 7, 2021PROPUBLICA

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