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    rule

    US /ruːl/

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    UK /ruːl/

    A2TOEIC
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that is normal and usually happens
    As a rule, James went to bed every night at ten o'clock
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To decide legally, especially in court
    The judge will rule that the man on trial is not guilty
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To have control or influence
    The king's daughter will rule the country when he is too old
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Governmental control or power over a region
    Each of our leaders is allowed a rule of four years
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Statement that says how things should be
    The rule clearly states that dogs cannot be taken onto the beach
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To mark with a straight line
    You need to rule the edge of the picture

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    #AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals

    22:22#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
    • I don't know what the rule is on two.

      I don't know what the rule is on two.

    • - We'll see, I don't know what the rule is on two...

      - We'll see, I don't know what the rule is on two...

    A2

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    04:53vitamin C - graduation (friends forever).mp4
    • Still be trying to break every single rule?

      Still be trying to break every single rule?

    • Still be trying to break every single rule

      Still be trying to break every single rule

    A2

    How Rich People Hide Their Money

    08:33How Rich People Hide Their Money
    • But thanks to a tax rule called the step-up in basis, your heir doesn't owe taxes on the full $990 that your investments grew while you were alive.

      But thanks to a tax rule called the step-up in basis, your heir doesn't owe taxes on the full $990 that your investments grew while you were alive.

    • But thanks to a tax rule called the step-up in basis, your heir doesn't owe taxes on the full $990 that your investments grew while you were alive.

      But thanks to a tax rule called the step-up in basis, your heir doesn't owe taxes on the full $990 that your investments grew while you were alive.

    B1

    What Happened To Etsy?

    12:05What Happened To Etsy?
    • Sellers have blamed the 2013 rule change allowing creators to outsource their production for what they call the junkification of Etsy.

      Sellers have blamed the 2013 rule change allowing creators to outsource their production for what they call the junkification of Etsy.

    • is fighting. Sellers have blamed the 2013 rule change,

      is fighting. Sellers have blamed the 2013 rule change,

    B1

    RESPECT

    07:25RESPECT
    • The golden rule still applies: you still need to treat people the way that you want to be treated.

      The golden rule still applies: you still need to treat people the way that you want to be treated.

    • The golden rule still applies

      The golden rule still applies

    A2

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • for another 10 months—one rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else. Will the Prime

      for another 10 months—one rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else. Will the Prime

    • One rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else.

      One rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else.

    B1

    3 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You

    10:543 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You
    • Well, as a rule of thumb, people are unlikely to be insecure about things that are either temporary, common, or not core to their identity.

      Well, as a rule of thumb, people are unlikely to be insecure about things that are either temporary, common, or not core to their identity.

    • Well, as a rule of thumb,

      Well, as a rule of thumb,

    B1

    It’s Not Just the U.S. Why Are World Leaders So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat

    07:09It’s Not Just the U.S. Why Are World Leaders So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat
    • The cases where we often tend to see particularly younger leaders or exceptions to this rule are often in countries that have very strong parties and a strong party system, countries where parties get very actively involved in recruiting young people into their ranks.

      The cases where we often tend to see particularly younger leaders or exceptions to this rule are often in countries that have very strong parties and a strong party system, countries where parties get very actively involved in recruiting young people into their ranks.

    • particularly younger leaders or exceptions to this rule,

      particularly younger leaders or exceptions to this rule,

    B1

    Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

    12:06Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
    • Even though territorial kingdoms like Babylon were more powerful than any cities that had come before, and even though Babylon was probably the world's most populous city during Hammurabi's rule, it wasn't actually that powerful.

      Even though territorial kingdoms like Babylon were more powerful than any cities that had come before, and even though Babylon was probably the world's most populous city during Hammurabi's rule, it wasn't actually that powerful.

    • during Hammurabi's rule, it wasn't actually that powerful, and keeping with the pattern

      during Hammurabi's rule, it wasn't actually that powerful, and keeping with the pattern

    B2

    Why South Africa is still so segregated

    10:16Why South Africa is still so segregated
    • Many Dutch colonists moved here, further inland, to escape British rule and continue exploiting enslaved people.

      Many Dutch colonists moved here, further inland, to escape British rule and continue exploiting enslaved people.

    • Many Dutch colonists moved here, further inland, to escape British rule and continue exploiting enslaved people.

      Many Dutch colonists moved here, further inland, to escape British rule and continue exploiting enslaved people.

    B2