ruled

past tense of rule

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Recent Examples of ruled In 2019, a Federal District Court judge in Alaska ruled that the ban could not be undone without an act of Congress. Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 For every song of his that became a global mainstay, one of his raw, evocative mixtapes simultaneously ruled the streets of Kingston. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025 The third-round draft pick fractured his forearm in the game, and afterward McVay ruled him out for the postseason. Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025 While the Supreme Court ruled in a very broad decision last term that the President has absolute immunity for official actions, that ruling does not apply to his subordinates throughout the executive branch. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 The latter of the two ruled the rankings just days ago, and the BTS star replaces himself in first place. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Bell has only ruled on an injunction, not on the merits of the plaintiffs’ broader assertion that NASCAR has violated antitrust law. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024 The song ruled for 20 frames beginning in April 2019. Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024 Missouri judge Mark Styles ruled that UMB Bank did not violate its duty to the famous regionalist painter, who left his holdings in their care prior to his death in 1975. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruled
Verb
  • To the extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be governed by, subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, excluding all conflict of law rules.
    TIME.com, TIME.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • So, while the incumbent Social Democratic Party took a beating and the far right made gains in the German election, the big winner was the Christian Democratic Union, a normal center-right party that governed Germany as recently as 2021.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, the disposal of wind turbine waste is regulated by the localities and states hosting wind turbine projects.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Dietary supplements are minimally regulated by the FDA and may or may not be suitable for you.
    Amy Fischer MS, RD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • At the time, details of the proposal were being kept under wraps.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Alli Jo refuted that everyone hated Carolina, claiming that Carolina kept to herself and did not interact with the majority of the women.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Medium-full, this has restrained wood notes along with great mouthfeel, as the wine hits every corner of the mouth.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The animal, which measured about 5 feet long, was missing most of its skin, and its mouth was agape, revealing rows of white teeth.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
  • One assumed that the ratio of methane and ethane to water ice is similar to what was measured on Enceladus, while another looked at the ratio found on Comet 67P during the winter.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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