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Recent Examples of president
Clinton, who was president at the time of the disaster nearly 25 years ago, made the comments in a two-part Sky History documentary, titled Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin, that is to air on Tuesday.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
However, Trump has referenced her and former president Joe Biden on numerous occasions since taking the Oval House.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Economists disagree about why, exactly, inflation surged after Biden became president before coming back down to near-normal levels.
—David Goldman, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Now, by merely signing documents in the Oval Office, the president can impose economic penalties far more severe than the blockades and embargoes of old.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
However, Trump has referenced her and former president Joe Biden on numerous occasions since taking the Oval House.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Economists disagree about why, exactly, inflation surged after Biden became president before coming back down to near-normal levels.
—David Goldman, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Now, by merely signing documents in the Oval Office, the president can impose economic penalties far more severe than the blockades and embargoes of old.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for president
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Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, had been a political commentator before being named one of co-hosts of The Weekend, which launched in 2024.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace him with one of two very different candidates, according to two administration officials.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Campbell had served as chairperson, with Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou serving as directors.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Behind the scenes: The former Iowa Democratic Party chairperson has been the county's top manager since October 2020.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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What Zuckerberg didn’t say in his five-minute monologue was that Meta would use its own internal moderators to censor employee criticism of his plan.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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However, with Joy Behar’s absence from the show this week in preparation of her Off Broadway play, Goldberg is stepping in as the show’s moderator.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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