Example Sentences

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And in the process, the underlying principles that have governed the AI trade thus far are eroding as well.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Yet Iran for now has stuck by the three principles that have governed its approach to talks with the West for two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

It is the first time Mr Modi will have governed in coalition with his party having an outright majority, and it is unclear what the next five years will look like.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

He is the last of a foursome of leaders in both parties who have governed the Capitol for decades and well into their 70s and 80s.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

And the stewards have governed the city since that day, though it was many generations of Men ago.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien