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Recent Examples of governor
Snyder and several families whose children come to Le Soleil reached out to the governor to ask him to veto the initial legislation, putting him among the roughly 500 people who contacted Little in opposition, according to Little’s spokesperson.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
None of the 25 voting members, appointed by the governor, Speaker and Senate president, can be legislators.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
The targeting of Maine came after the governor of the state and President Trump got into a spat over his executive order.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire.
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
None of the 25 voting members, appointed by the governor, Speaker and Senate president, can be legislators.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
The targeting of Maine came after the governor of the state and President Trump got into a spat over his executive order.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire.
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governor
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At the same time, with fewer experienced administrators on staff, industry influence over regulatory decisions will likely only grow stronger.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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For example, Joel Montalbano, the space agency’s deputy associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate, addressed the matter after Williams and Wilmore splashed down off the coast of Florida.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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The former sports executive was involved in the 2011 decision to hire former Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky as Penn State’s head coach.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Page most recently served as the President of Television for Heyday Television, an international subsidiary of NBCUniversal, where he executive produced the Peacock series Apples Never Fall, based on the Liane Moriarty book and starring Annette Benning, Sam Neill, Alison Brie and Jake Lacey.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2019 to 2022 was He.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Haugh, a career Air Force leader, was deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command at Fort George G. Meade, Md., until President Joe Biden tapped him to lead the NSA in Feb. 2024.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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After the initial report of Pérez's survival, Juan Manuel Méndez, the director of the official Emergency Operations Center, later confirmed to the AP and the New York Times that Pérez had not been located.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That was not the topic his boss, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin, was addressing amid the celebration on the court, with Golden in the locker room.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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And even a reassuring jobs report on Friday morning — with employers adding more jobs than expected last month — couldn't quiet widespread market fears about the outlook for the post-tariffs economy.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The building was being built by the China Railway Construction Corporation for Thailand’s government auditor general.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Othello star Jake Gyllenhaal’s backstage home-away-from-home in Broadway’s Barrymore theater is an extension of the Shakespearean world he’s been steeped in while developing his version of Iago, the duplicitous ensign to the titular Venetian army general played by Denzel Washington.—
Charlotte Collins,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Keith Bradsher is the Beijing bureau chief for The Times.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The regional international originals chiefs – Javiera Balmaceda (Head of International Originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia), Tara Erer (Head of International Originals, Northern Europe) and Nicole Morganti (Head of International Originals, Southern Europe) – report to Day in the interim.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Last year, the state passed a law allowing parents, guardians or school superintendents to waive the 30-hour work week limit for 16- and 17-year-olds during the school year.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Richly paid superintendents often retire with multimillion-dollar lifetime pension benefits.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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