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Recent Examples of hierarch
His message on Monday was a confirmation from AI’s hierarch that the disruptors had been disrupted.
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Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of communism there was a flurry of revelations about collaboration between Russian hierarchs and the KGB, but soon the files snapped shut.
—The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019
That paved the way for Archbishop Ieronymos to join the primate of the new Ukrainian church, Epifaniy, and many other Bartholomew-minded hierarchs at celebrations in Istanbul of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s personal feast-day on June 11th.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
The affair follows a two-year-old drive by Archbishop Charles Thompson, the local hierarch, to make sure that Catholic teaching is observed in all the places under his purview.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 14 July 2019
Unfortunately the ability to communicate successfully across other barriers, whether geopolitical or simply personal, is currently eluding the Christians of the East, or at least their hierarchs.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of communism there was a flurry of revelations about collaboration between Russian hierarchs and the KGB, but soon the files snapped shut.
—The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019
That paved the way for Archbishop Ieronymos to join the primate of the new Ukrainian church, Epifaniy, and many other Bartholomew-minded hierarchs at celebrations in Istanbul of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s personal feast-day on June 11th.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
The affair follows a two-year-old drive by Archbishop Charles Thompson, the local hierarch, to make sure that Catholic teaching is observed in all the places under his purview.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 14 July 2019
Unfortunately the ability to communicate successfully across other barriers, whether geopolitical or simply personal, is currently eluding the Christians of the East, or at least their hierarchs.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarch
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The entities – also including Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks – are continuing to operate around the world while network executives contemplate next steps.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yet a small amount of the whisky survived, says Ewan Gunn, an executive at Diageo, the global beverage company that now owns Port Ellen, as well as brands such as Johnnie Walker and Lagavulin.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Teacher turnover Educators who were frustrated by remote learning and other conditions quit teaching and departed from classrooms across the nation, leaving school administrators nationwide with shortages of teachers and substitutes on staff, according to a RAND survey from 2021.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Other students followed her protest, but that was when Georgas claimed that school administrators stepped in.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Haugh is also the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, which has reportedly faced new eyebrow-raising mandates around its Russian operations.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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This tenet of environmental stewardship isn't usually part of the decision-making process for commanders in other military branches, like the Air Force or the Navy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Russian drone attack sparks massive blazes in Odesa The strike came shortly before Czech Republic President Peter Pavel visited Odesa early Friday morning and held meetings with the city’s leaders and officials from other southern regions.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Brieuc Pont is France's special envoy on nutrition and secretary general of Nutrition for Growth.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed the legal challenge in response to the administration’s dismissal of more than 1,300 workers at the department.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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This belief stems from a time when employers rewarded long-term commitment with pensions and job stability.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile employers announced more layoffs in any February since the Great Recession and the most in any month since the pandemic, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Jose Torres, the executive officer of the Hialeah Police chief, said all Hialeah police officers would train to participate in immigration law enforcement.—
Verónica Egui Brito and,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this year, Southwest announced the retirement of its longtime finance chief, Tammy Romo, who was replaced by Breeze executive Tom Doxey, and its chief administrative officer, Linda Rutherford.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Shaheen, who turned 78 in January, was the first woman elected to serve as both a governor and senator in the United States.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The governor and the Florida Cabinet — of which the chief financial officer is a part — oversee the Office of Insurance Regulation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Hierarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarch. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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