rule over
Example Sentences
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Throughout Reconstruction, Black Americans fought for what the 1869 National Convention of Colored Men deemed a “cardinal idea” of republicanism: “The people shall have a voice as to who shall rule over them.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 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
Though British rule over his home country of Jamaica ended in 1962, independence and economic mismanagement led to high unemployment and a foundering youth culture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
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
He declared to the people that he did not wish to rule over them; he wanted a people’s government where all would be equal.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
