rule
noun
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc..
are ruling
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present progressiveof rule.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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More than a dozen exploration blocks in the country are under negotiation — which suggests that companies are ruling out war, Ali said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
"For the moment, we are ruling nothing out," he told PAP.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
"You are ruling class," he said, with no more rancor than if he had informed me that I had brown hair, or a slightly newer iPhone than his.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023
"We are ruling out a stampede completely," he added, after initial media reports suggested this might be a possible cause of the deaths.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2022
“You are ruling over us for our own good,” he said feebly.
From "1984" by George Orwell
