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ruled

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past tense of rule

as in governed

to exercise authority or power over a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly

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as in controlled

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) a monarch who is known for ruling her emotions with an iron hand

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Recent Examples of ruled The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations. —

Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026 An Oslo court ruled that Marius Borg Hoiby, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was guilty of two counts of rape including one in the basement of the crown prince’s home. —

Reuters, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 Alejandro Moreno, the president of the PRI party that ruled Mexico for decades, criticized Sheinbaum’s administration for failing to protect local politicians. —

Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 Both Brunson and Knicks coach Mike Brown screamed at the referees for not calling a foul on Wembanyama, which could have been ruled a flagrant closeout. —

Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 In a previous opinion in this same case, the Court of Appeals ruled that the charging order was not final, something known as an interlocutory order, because at that time the charging order was subject to possible modification by the trial court. —

Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 But on Thursday, soccer finally ruled. —

Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 13 June 2026 Sergio Pérez finished strongly at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to cross the line in 10th but was bumped down to 15th after the race when he was ruled to have false-started when the race resumed after an earlier suspension. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 In 1978, when a judge ruled that the conditions at Pennhurst were unconstitutional, about 1,156 people were there. —

Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

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But, coming at the end of an album that’s otherwise governed by an egalitarian teamwork-makes-the-dream-work ethos, the moment feels a bit like letting the boss take the last-call karaoke number as the office holiday party winds down—an indulgence well earned.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
Organizations need to create an operational blueprint for human-agent collaboration that is governed, versioned and continuously improved as operational infrastructure, not a one-time artifact.

— Dave Grow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026