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These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.—
Jeremiah Poff,
Washington Examiner,
24 Oct. 2023 -
If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses.—
Audrey Clare Farley,
The New Republic,
3 Jan. 2022
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures.—
N.T. Wright,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Pritzker left the library board in 1998 and stepped down as library foundation chair in 2004.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Bubba Cunningham, chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, will also join the broadcast for a live interview to break down the bracket.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Disneyland Paris has a new restaurant under the helm of chef Jean Imbert, who is bringing cuisine straight from iconic Disney films.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Mar. 2025
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And as the man at its helm, Musk has been presidential confidant, cost-cutter, and government contractor all at once.—
Robert Costa,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The full release of the JFK files was repeatedly delayed — it was teased during Trump's first presidency, then former President Joe Biden took limited action by releasing some but not all of the remaining papers.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Employees new on the job Probationary employees were targeted by the Office of Personnel Management on the first day of Trump’s second presidency, according to court documents.—
Ashley Murray,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Chieftainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chieftainship. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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