govern
verb (used with object)
to rule over by right of authority.
are governing
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present progressiveof govern.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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From the Olympics, to infrastructure to how sports are governing, BBC Sport looks at what his premiership could bring.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"For human therapists, there are governing boards and mechanisms for providers to be held professionally liable for mistreatment and malpractice," Iftikhar said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
There isn’t much evidence that the decor of waiting rooms or the lack of first-name relationships with doctors are governing factors in Americans’ feelings about healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
“What I need as a governor are governing majorities,” Ducey told reporters.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
The New York Legislature and State executives are governing an empire compared with the problems which we had to solve fifty-nine years ago.
From My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew
