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  • present participle of rule.
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ruling

[roo-ling] / ˈru lɪŋ /




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In his 20-page ruling, Gayles noted the paper's "thoughtful and detailed investigation" that led to the story and said the lawsuit was "grasping at ‌straws" to "to manufacture flaws" their work.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

These would make state law consistent with the Supreme Court’s ruling on race discrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

And it came about the same time as a decision late Friday by the full 9th Circuit not to reconsider a ruling by a smaller three-judge panel upholding an earlier ruling by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Without ruling out that possibility, we now know the train that was struck had reported a failure in the LZB signaling system about than 10 minutes before the collision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The commissioner of education, recovered from the shock of having a contestant protest a ruling, cited Julian.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Damien Charlotin, an adjunct professor at UC Law San Francisco who tracks AI-generated errors in court cases, has counted 148 family-law rulings in which judges flagged fake citations or other apparent AI mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

When the parties meet again later this month, they will hear the judge's rulings on the motions argued in court on Monday, and potentially will discuss dates for a retrial, Judge Sullivan said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The dispute intensified after rulings by European institutions challenging the independence of the tribunal in its current form.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Seven volunteer Area Planning Commissions would be replaced by a single Neighborhood Appeals Board, cutting costs and standardizing rulings on liquor licenses, hillside homes and small-business projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Court began insisting that federal judges defer more to state court rulings, which tended to be more indulgent of errors and defects in capital proceedings.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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