governor

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Recent Examples of governor What to Know Trump hosted a dinner meeting with governors at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday evening. Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 In this world of rising health care costs and even worse outlooks for those who need long-term home care, why is the governor not exercising compassion? Lolli Edinger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025 As Arkansas governor, Clinton blamed then-president Carter for costing him a reelection bid. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025 After some fire hydrants ran dry, president-elect Donald Trump baselessly accused California governor Gavin Newsom of mismanaging the state’s water supplies to save an endangered fish. Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for governor 
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  • After a long career as a politician from Florida, former astronaut Bill Nelson has served as NASA's administrator for the last three and a half years.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • An administrator will then oversee the local diocese until a new bishop is appointed.
    Kate Murphy, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon donated the same amount, but as companies rather than from executives.
    Hayden Field, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Among teams dispatched were Engine 5, Engine 4, Rescue 3, and the shift commander, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brian Meadows.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
  • After more than two years of political deadlock, the Lebanese Parliament elected the army commander on Thursday with 99 out of 128 votes.
    Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.
    Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • With the recent start of the 119th Congress and the imminent beginning of a second Trump administration, key nominations are drawing attention, with particular concern over Kash Patel's nomination to be director of the FBI.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • Recent months have seen labor unions win significant concessions from employers, following high-profile strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino employees on the Las Vegas Strip.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Lack of feedback from employers is another persistent problem, leaving candidates in the dark about their application status or areas for improvement.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Ramsey, himself, is back, a stalwart general who made the choice to forgo a rough mid-round draft projection to boost his stock with another year at USC.
    Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The soon-to-be former secretary of defense is Lloyd J. Austin III, who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, served for 41 years and retired as a four-star Army general after three years as commander of U.S. Central Command.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Prada chief Patrizio Bertelli bought the two labels in the 1990s shopping spree with the goal to create a luxury pole.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Shoshone chief Winter Bird (Irene Bedard) is a pacifist dealing with young braves too eager to fight.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimately, the Chief of District Operations will confer with the superintendent, who will then make the final decision.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025

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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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