rule over
Example Sentences
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He weeded out clerical competition and consolidated his rule over a nation of 90 million people as it grew into a regional military and political powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Altman has fired back on social media, contending Musk's agenda is to rule over the most powerful AI.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
As MarketWatch has recently written, hedge-fund manager Harris “Kuppy” Kupperman, among others, has already run a slide rule over the math of the AI mania and found it comes up short.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025
FA Cup winners Palace have argued Textor does not hold any decisive influence, but Uefa are yet to rule over whether they accept the Premier League side's defence.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
Europe was overwhelmingly Christian, and society structured itself around the belief that God’s rule over mankind was absolute, as was a king’s rule over his realm and a husband’s rule over his household.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
