rule
noun
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc..
have ruled
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present perfectof rule.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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That would normally have ruled Balogun out of the subsequent game against Belgium.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
This Tiglath-pileser appears to have ruled at the same time as the officially recognized king Aššur-dān III, who was also his nephew.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Several state courts have ruled in the players’ favor, and they have eligibility in the upcoming school year until appeals are ruled on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Two lower courts have ruled that the ballroom project is probably illegal because Congress never approved it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some years the tigers elect a triarch, and some years they do not, but never more than one, so the elephants have ruled the city for three hundred years.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
