ruled
Example Sentences
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After eight months, they ruled the atrocity was an act of state sponsored terrorism carried out by members of the Libyan intelligence service.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Dan J. Sullivan is persisting and Alaska's top court ruled last month that he can stay in the race.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
A federal judge ruled last year that the material in books bought by Anthropic and destroyed was fair use under copyright law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
A federal district judge, rejecting that contract provision, ruled last month that GEO Group must let health inspectors in, writing that “GEO’s new contract cannot preempt state law, even if it purports to.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I don’t understand. Hadn’t we ruled them out?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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