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The scandal shook Malaysian politics, contributing to the 2018 downfall of the ruling coalition that had governed since independence in 1957, and led to the convictions of two former Goldman bankers.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

His predecessor in the role was Pete Rozelle, the legendary figure who had governed the league for nearly three decades, overseeing the AFL-NFL merger and turning pro football into an economic and cultural juggernaut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

The North has since shut down government departments that handled affairs with the South, torn down a major unification monument and abolished laws that had governed past economic projects with the South.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats had governed Sweden since 2014 and dominated the country's political landscape since the 1930s.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2022

No Southern plantation would be properly equipped without a plentiful supply of good riding stock, and Mrs. Parsons had bred some rather famous horses during the time she had governed her ancestral estate.

From Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton by Emerson, Alice B.