Example Sentences

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"The investigations are linked to the nucleus of power which has governed for the past eight years."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Last month she endured a public spat with longtime coalition partners the Nationals, with whom the Liberal Party has governed Australia for much of the past century.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Another potential wrinkle is that some young people say they like Takaichi but are less enthusiastic about the LDP, which has governed Japan for most of its postwar history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Ishiba's centre-right party has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Music has forever been a movement "up to nature," and Schoenberg's motto is but the precision of a motive that has governed all composers.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul