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The Christian Democrats have been governing together with the Free Democrats since 2017 in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is home to almost 18 million people and includes major cities such as Cologne and Duesseldorf.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

The social-media companies — each with its own culture, mission and philosophy — have been governing how and when to block or remove terror-related content.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2015

We are governing and have been governing the islands in the interests of the Filipinos themselves.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore