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Recent Examples of chairwoman
The chairwoman at the time, Cynthia Brumback, departed amid criticism of how the exhibition proceeded despite having received FBI queries into their provenance as early as July 2021.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The chairwoman, Cathy Harris, a longtime employment lawyer, was confirmed by the Senate in 2022.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Robyn Denholm, Tesla's chairwoman, has offloaded more than $75 million in shares through two transactions over the past five weeks.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit says Peter ter Kulve, Unilever's president of ice cream, wrote to Ben & Jerry's board chairwoman Anuradha Mittal, on July 1 to express concerns that the message's timing coincided with an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The chairwoman, Cathy Harris, a longtime employment lawyer, was confirmed by the Senate in 2022.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Robyn Denholm, Tesla's chairwoman, has offloaded more than $75 million in shares through two transactions over the past five weeks.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit says Peter ter Kulve, Unilever's president of ice cream, wrote to Ben & Jerry's board chairwoman Anuradha Mittal, on July 1 to express concerns that the message's timing coincided with an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairwoman
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Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will continue to hold hearings, including potentially hearing from insurance company executives, said chairperson Brad Yeager, R-New Port Richey.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Despite the president's rhetoric, fully eliminating the Department of Education would require an act of Congress.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes that means saying no to certain political appearances (such as a new president’s inauguration, for example) that are often expected of former first ladies, and letting the former president attend these events solo.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The dining room on the floor below has deep red carpets, gold chairs, burl wood walls in a herringbone pattern and reflective metallic paint on the ceiling that intensifies the rotating 360 degree views.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Johan took over as chair in 2011, when preparations for the Moderna Museet show, which would audaciously reframe af Klint as an artist of world-historical importance, were just beginning.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Chairwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairwoman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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