governed

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In short, this relationship reflected something real and causal, not just that badly governed firms were more likely to tolerate such connections in the first place.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Since then, French President Emmanuel Macron has endorsed the symbolic repeal of royal decrees that governed slavery in French colonies.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Millions of UK households' energy bills are governed by regulator Ofgem's price cap, which will increase by 13% in July.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Governments derive their “just powers” from the “consent of the governed”—all the governed, not only the rich or powerful or educated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Pythagoras’s doctrine became the centerpiece of Western philosophy: all the universe was governed by ratios and shapes; the planets moved in heavenly spheres that made music as they turned.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife