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adjective

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Recent Examples of government
Noun
The market share is estimated to be even higher when including non-government sales. Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 That has forced investors to rely on secondary, non-government data to gauge the timing and extent of Fed rate cuts. CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
State control of the industry under successive socialist governments has sidelined the foreign investment and know-how required to mine the metal, highly prized in the energy transition and in particular for the manufacture of EV batteries. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025 This has raised questions about whether the huge tax incentives and infrastructure investments these sites demand from state and municipal governments (such as power stations, transmission lines, water supply upgrades, and roads) will pay off for local communities. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for government
Recent Examples of Synonyms for government
Noun
  • In this there’s a distinct echo of the process currently in use for determining which visas (permanent or temporary) will be revoked under the current administration.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Eleanor Roosevelt, who professionalized the office of the first lady during her husband's administration, was also a frequent user of the East Wing.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vishal Shah will lead AI product management, per an internal memo.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Our software integrates with any retail management system (RMS) or warehouse management system (WMS) to make donating more seamless than ever before, unlocking environmental, social and governance (ESG) wins, operational savings and brand loyalty in one platform.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The project, called the MARS-V Project, is under development by MARS-V, a non-governmental organization based in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar.
    Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Officer Ronald Foy was indicted for official oppression, officer William Hulslander for official oppression and tampering with a governmental record, and former officer Joel Weinstein for tampering with a governmental record, according to a news release from the Denton Police Department.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The author of numerous papers on investment policy and endowment governance, Bill serves as Managing Editor of the Bank of America Study of Philanthropy and has edited leading endowment studies covering a broad range of nonprofit organizations.
    William Jarvis, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The memo, from NBA General Counsel Rick Buchanan and Dan Spillane, the league's executive vice president in charge of governance and policy, was addressed to the NBA's board of governors, team presidents, general managers and team counsels.
    Jessica Golden,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The League also recommended that the sheriff improve training and supervision of deputies, screen all staff for drugs when entering jails and make sure that the jails meet all disability laws and standards.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, Laporta has now become closer to La Liga president Tebas, as Barca have looked for more flexibility in meeting the competition’s strict financial sustainability rules.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Government.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/government. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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