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Someone else who refuses to rule out a giant-killing is Cray Wanderers fan Mark Hunt.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

You know the 80/20 rule, but I prefer 20/80.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

An ex-Soviet republic, Azerbaijan is a mainly Shiite Muslim country, but after decades of Soviet rule it emerged as one of the most secular states in the Muslim world.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Although the connection between the gas emissions and volcanic fractures appeared promising, the researchers needed to rule out other explanations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Is that a rule? It seems like there are lots of rules to being a robot. Who taught you? No one taught me.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

When Manchester City was found guilty in September of breaching Premier League financial rules, the damning and unprecedented verdict left the football world reeling.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Their approach could help scientists uncover fundamental rules governing the behavior of gravitational fields.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

The island needs new rules that provide investors with certainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

City were found guilty of breaching 114 Premier League financial rules by an independent commission earlier this year, three-and-a-half years after they were first charged by the league.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Some strangers with a bunch of rules are going to decide what happens to me and Boo?

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

On Iran, Trump has not ruled out new strikes, including at so-called Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected nuclear site which Tehran denies is such a facility.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Yet last December, after being awarded a penalty against Leeds, Brentford's Dango Ouattara was ruled to be offside and the spot-kick ruled out through VAR.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He hasn’t ruled out reviving the brand elsewhere someday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

In a September Bloomberg News interview, Justice Alito ruled out a lame-duck retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

A judge ruled that Grace Garcia, because she was related to Eduardo Leones and had led the expedition to dig up the cabin boy’s treasure, was entitled to everything buried underneath the school.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Speculation is now rife about the level of punishment City will face, although the club denies any wrongdoing and has appealed against the ruling.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

New Zealand’s ruling National Party and its allies led by a slim margin in Saturday’s election, with 96% of the vote reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

On Friday, President Trump spoke with Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, to discuss mediation efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I’m not ruling data centers out,” she said in an interview with CNN on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Byrd, a former governor, descended from a “First Family of Virginia,” one of the state’s multigenerational ruling elite.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly