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"Much of the development of how DAOs function has focused on how to govern and incentivize token holders to participate and contribute. \u2014 Bo Ilsoe, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Along with New, the Twin Creeks Homeowners Association and property management firm Kirkpatrick Management, who govern the approximately 266 single-family homes in the residential subdivision, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Implicit and explicit rules govern how people talk and act in these forums, members say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"For those who govern in a democracy, there are no real governors on their behavior that are nearly as robust as a sense of honor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Feinstein was able to govern it by combining social liberalism with strong support for business, development and real estate. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"No one will be able to govern Haiti without a larger consensus. \u2014 Matt Rivers, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Derek Hawkins, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2021"
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"Much of the development of how DAOs function has focused on how to govern and incentivize token holders to participate and contribute. \u2014 Bo Ilsoe, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Along with New, the Twin Creeks Homeowners Association and property management firm Kirkpatrick Management, who govern the approximately 266 single-family homes in the residential subdivision, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Implicit and explicit rules govern how people talk and act in these forums, members say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"For those who govern in a democracy, there are no real governors on their behavior that are nearly as robust as a sense of honor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Feinstein was able to govern it by combining social liberalism with strong support for business, development and real estate. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"No one will be able to govern Haiti without a larger consensus. \u2014 Matt Rivers, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Derek Hawkins, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2021"
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"\u2014 Benjamin DeMott",
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"The unfortunate cocktail of lies, fake news, politics, blame and incompetent governance during a highly lethal pandemic has put the public on the losing end. \u2014 Muhammad Jawad Noon, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Thursday\u2019s change focuses not on keeping young children off Instagram, said Meta\u2019s director of data governance and public policy, Erica Finkle, but on making sure teen accounts reflect true ages and receive the right safeguards. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The Florida governor, who was educated at Yale and Harvard Law School, has displayed a grasp of public policy and governance that Trump has never shown. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Thursday\u2019s change focuses not on keeping young children off Instagram, said Meta\u2019s director of data governance and public policy, Erica Finkle, but on making sure teen accounts reflect true ages and receive the right safeguards. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Carrie Lam, Hong Kong\u2019s outgoing chief executive, has embarked upon her own efforts to salvage her legacy of arrogance and poor governance as the end of her time in office draws near. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"This technology activates and protects brands, drives governance and empowers better document creation at any level of complexity and scale. \u2014 Emil Dyrvig, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner and her husband\u2014former President Nestor Kirchner, who ruled from 2003 to 2007 and died in 2010\u2014often leaned on the language of war as a metaphor for governance and politics. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"In 2022, Britain has entered its twelfth year of Conservative governance , almost as long a hold on power as that of the Labour government when Butterworth wrote his play. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022"
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"Along with New, the Twin Creeks Homeowners Association and property management firm Kirkpatrick Management, who govern the approximately 266 single-family homes in the residential subdivision, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Implicit and explicit rules govern how people talk and act in these forums, members say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"For those who govern in a democracy, there are no real governors on their behavior that are nearly as robust as a sense of honor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Feinstein was able to govern it by combining social liberalism with strong support for business, development and real estate. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"No one will be able to govern Haiti without a larger consensus. \u2014 Matt Rivers, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Derek Hawkins, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2021"
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"She works for the federal government .",
"We need to improve relations with foreign governments .",
"He is a firm believer in democratic government .",
"We learned about different methods of government .",
"The country has been damaged by many years of weak government .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mali\u2019s government blamed the attacks on the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, or JNIM, which is backed by al-Qaida, although the group denied responsibility in a statement on Friday. \u2014 Baba Ahmed, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"Before joining the Chronicle, Alexander worked as a freelance writer and as a staff reporter for several media organizations, including The Fresno Bee and Bay Area News Group, writing about government , politics and the environment. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s antiwar movement has proved persistent, despite violent crackdowns on street demonstrations and a government campaign encouraging ordinary Russians to turn in dissenters. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Indian government forces in Srinagar after the protest last month. \u2014 Nusrat Sidiq, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Yet government agencies can legally purchase surveillance data and completely bypass the system of warrants designed to protect us. \u2014 Patrick Walsh, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Navajo County and other government agencies have worked year-round to increase awareness of wildfire risk through television and radio announcements. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 June 2022",
"About half of the attacks were aimed at government agencies, while the rest targeted think tanks, humanitarian groups, and private companies, among others. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Legal protests can sometimes force government agencies to re-start a selection process. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here are 10 races to watch in the House and Senate, as well as several key governor \u2019s contests. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"View live results for the 2022 Illinois governor \u2019s race. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"The governor \u2019s portion already had been recorded, anticipating a decision telegraphed more than a month ago when Politico published a draft of the opinion. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"The Illinois governor \u2019s race is already the most expensive race on the airwaves since the close of the 2020 cycle (that includes the Virginia gubernatorial race last year and every other race on the calendar this fall). \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"But the governor \u2019s success as a pro-choice Republican looks to be a vestige of a time nearly gone. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The governor \u2019s office has not responded to ABC News\u2019 requests for comment about the initiative. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Andrew Gillum, the once-rising Florida Democrat who narrowly lost the 2018 governor \u2019s race to Ron DeSantis, was indicted Wednesday on wire fraud, conspiracy charges and making false statements charges, NBC News reports. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 23 June 2022",
"Many here also praised the governor \u2019s covid policies and his support for restrictions on the teaching of LGBTQ issues in schools. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 20 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of the development of how DAOs function has focused on how to govern and incentivize token holders to participate and contribute. \u2014 Bo Ilsoe, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Along with New, the Twin Creeks Homeowners Association and property management firm Kirkpatrick Management, who govern the approximately 266 single-family homes in the residential subdivision, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Implicit and explicit rules govern how people talk and act in these forums, members say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"For those who govern in a democracy, there are no real governors on their behavior that are nearly as robust as a sense of honor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Feinstein was able to govern it by combining social liberalism with strong support for business, development and real estate. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"No one will be able to govern Haiti without a larger consensus. \u2014 Matt Rivers, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Derek Hawkins, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of the development of how DAOs function has focused on how to govern and incentivize token holders to participate and contribute. \u2014 Bo Ilsoe, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Along with New, the Twin Creeks Homeowners Association and property management firm Kirkpatrick Management, who govern the approximately 266 single-family homes in the residential subdivision, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Implicit and explicit rules govern how people talk and act in these forums, members say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"For those who govern in a democracy, there are no real governors on their behavior that are nearly as robust as a sense of honor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Feinstein was able to govern it by combining social liberalism with strong support for business, development and real estate. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"No one will be able to govern Haiti without a larger consensus. \u2014 Matt Rivers, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Experts questioned whether the Taliban would be able to govern a population that has changed. \u2014 Derek Hawkins, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Aug. 2021",
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"\u2014 H. G. Moulton"
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": a highly esteemed food fish ( Lutjanus sebae ) dwelling on the bottom of tropical Australian seas and marked when young by an arrangement of scarlet bands resembling a broad arrow":[]
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"\u2014 F. A. Ogg & Harold Zink",
"in France \u2026 government bills are drawn up in the departments",
"\u2014 D. W. S. Lidderdale"
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"\u2014 F. A. Ogg & Harold Zink",
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": a government temporarily established on foreign soil following the occupation of its own territory by another authority":[
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"\u2014 W. H. Chamberlin"
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