rule
noun
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc..
has been ruling
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present perfect progressiveof rule (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The supreme leader, for instance, is 83 and has been ruling since 1989.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2022
The audio released late Thursday night depicts a very different McCarthy than the one who has been ruling over House Republicans in the last year and a half.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Ortega has been ruling without interruption since 2007, after first coming to power following the ouster of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Singh's fragile coalition has been ruling as a minority government since two allies pulled out.
From Reuters ● May 8, 2013
After he has been ruling for fifty years, his own neighborhood is wofully harried by a fire-spewing dragon.
From Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem by Lesslie Hall
