How to Use governance in a Sentence

governance

noun
  • They have very different approaches to the governance of the city.
  • Even so, that doesn’t mean the use of blockchain in AI governance is ready to take off.
    — Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • With the exception of some aspects of G (governance), the same is true of the rest of ESG.
    — The Editors, National Review, 10 Aug. 2023
  • It’s the boiling-frog syndrome as a method of governance, Chen Jun said.
    — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Voters pick their leaders to do the work of governance.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 15 Apr. 2022
  • And so that got me into the rabbit hole of thinking about governance on blockchains.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 3 Aug. 2023
  • A year in now, how does this Taliban rule compare to the group's governance prior to 2001?
    — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The funding and governance structures of the two schools differ.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The trick is going to be getting the governance systems right.
    — Bruce Schneier, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • It should be acknowledged that Goloborodko’s governance, at least over the course of the first season, is a bit of a mess.
    — David Klion, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The collapse of governance in much of the developing world.
    — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But now, both have stepped down amid claims about the charity’s governance.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The results could be a model for future kinds of A.I. governance.
    — Photographs and Videos By Kelsey McClellan, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The synod will deal with how to elevate the role of women, both in ministry and church governance.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The uprising brought to the fore a term that Ben-Gvir favors: meshilut, or governance.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • At stake are the shape of the global South and its role in international governance.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Luo added that the problem is not just with the science of prediction but also with governance.
    — Eva Dou, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
  • Trump’s style of governance is at variance with that of past U.S. presidents.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Teams operate as part of the university and under the governance of the NCAA.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The failure of our planning department to do so at the get-go is a major mistake in governance.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
  • No explanation was given for the pair’s removal, as is the norm in the country’s governance.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • OpenAI’s odd governance structure was designed to give its board the power to rein in its for-profit arm.
    — Will Knight, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Strategic growth is one of the most important areas of governance for boards.
    — Martin Rowinski, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • The government has not yet presented a plan for post-war governance in Gaza.
    — Mick Krever, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The directive was at once a breakthrough for L.A. and a demonstration of poor governance.
    — Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025
  • This is not the first time the London Clinic has faced concern over its governance procedures.
    — Max Foster, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The cupboard is bare in terms of a moderate theory of governance as well.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 July 2022
  • The lack of clarity around governance processes and the need for consensus often led to a lengthy process.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 May 2023
  • The appointment process is unfolding as the agency faces a still-unresolved fiscal cliff and uncertainty regarding the structure of its governance, which state legislators are debating in Springfield.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Other experts also agreed that these court clashes could force Congress to revisit its broad delegation of powers to the executive branch and reshape the fundamental architecture of governance.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025

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