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Recent Examples of rulership
On June 30, your ruling planet Jupiter enters Leo — your ninth house of rulership — for the first time since August 2014.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Over time, the push and pull between the Scottish nationals and English rulership finally caused the stone to break.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Authority and rulership collapsed, and the familiar structures of the Holy Roman Empire were overturned, exposing the fragility of the existing social and religious hierarchies.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Venus is currently in its house of rulership — your second house of money, security and sensual pleasures — while Saturn-Neptune retrograde presents you with a solid plan of action in your professional life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Over time, the push and pull between the Scottish nationals and English rulership finally caused the stone to break.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Authority and rulership collapsed, and the familiar structures of the Holy Roman Empire were overturned, exposing the fragility of the existing social and religious hierarchies.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Venus is currently in its house of rulership — your second house of money, security and sensual pleasures — while Saturn-Neptune retrograde presents you with a solid plan of action in your professional life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rulership
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That balance of a decades-old history and a new brand’s need to establish itself in its own right shapes the leadership challenge facing Strazik, who joined GE in 2000 when it was still led by Jack Welch, one of the defining — and most debated — business leaders of the 20th century.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Taking the baton Pacific Symphony announced its 2026-27 Classical Series, marking the orchestra’s 48th season, and its first under the leadership of its new artistic and music director, Alexander Shelley.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Now, Liilii, Chainey and Smith await the pending consequences on SJSU and UNR from the federal government.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Born in Rockhampton, in central Queensland, Australia, her first job was working for the Australian government in compliance, across Brisbane and Sydney.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pivotal's quality management system is also certified by SAE International, which sets global aviation safety standards.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ed Dolshun has over 12 years’ experience in the pest management industry and is currently chief trapping officer and technical director at Catchmaster.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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Another is to practice good governance, even if that means putting forth more effort, in AII initiatives.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The ceasefire’s next phase will confront thornier issues, including transitioning to a new governance structure in Gaza and disarming Hamas, which has ruled the territory for nearly two decades.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in his tenure as coordinator of the rotating presidency, Voltaire dismissed Prime Minister Garry Conille and Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy, moves that deepened political turmoil and eroded public confidence.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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In addition to a count of making threats against the president and successors to the presidency, Mathre is also charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris did not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because the Biden administration did not send any diplomatic officials as a boycott over human rights concerns.—
MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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All the while, appeals courts have yet to address whether the administration’s interpretation of the INA comports with the law.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ninety years later, the rise of knowledge work ushered in EQ, which was needed for new types of jobs that involved less doing and more stewardship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the start of Pat Riley’s Heat stewardship in 1995, the question — with the Heat not having won anything since their 1988 inception — was whether something as mundane as a divisional banner ever would hang above the Heat’s court.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Engineers tracked stability and control across each phase.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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As Farthing was assisting in traffic control, a man approached him from behind and stabbed him in the back, sheriff's office spokesperson Kim Peters said in a news release.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rulership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rulership. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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