governor

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Recent Examples of governor In the meetings, Nuñez cast herself as a homegrown success story who rose from a summer job at the registrar’s office to the governor’s second-in-command — and now hopes to lead her alma mater full time. Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 And that big bill, governor Wyc Grousbeck told Boston radio station WEEI in March, isn’t even the reason the Cs want to get under. David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 May 2025 The governor's office criticized the Council of American Islamic Relations in a statement and accused the interfaith group of being linked to terrorism. Caroline Love, NPR, 22 May 2025 Aditya Mittal will likely be the second-largest stakeholder of the 18-time NBA champions and potentially be the alternate governor in the future, according to multiple people familiar with the details. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for governor
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Noun
  • The initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, reducing delays, lowering operational costs, and significantly improving job satisfaction among both clinicians and administrators.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Undercover journalists caught an administrator at UNC bragging about pushing DEI despite it being banned.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Forbes Human Resources Council is an invitation-only organization for HR executives across all industries.
    Niki Jorgensen, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • King will executive produce for his GK Films banner alongside Hayley King.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Melvin Morris, an African American soldier, retrieved under fire at Chi Lang, Vietnam, the body of another team commander on Sept. 17, 1969.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
  • Schuster, a 17-year veteran, has been the department’s commander since 2020.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Jake Wood was executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, what had been a troubled effort to get more aid into Gaza in a way that would be acceptable to Israel, which has sought to tightly control all aid deliveries.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
  • Since its debut, the Mission: Impossible franchise has become a global cultural force, spanning eight films, five directors, and billions in box office revenue.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Fewer employers offer health insurance to workers who retire before 65, the year Medicare benefits begin.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • The court ruled that contracts had been breached, and the agents’ new employer — WME Sports, a division of Endeavor — owed Excel a lot of money.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Child star Jackie Cooper Jr. (Navy), actors Charles During (Army), Lee Marvin (Marines), Audie Murphy (Army), Maureen O'Hara (whose husband was an Air Force general), and Arctic explorer Robert Byrd (Navy) are also in Arlington.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
  • Unlike other French army officers who wore their bicornes front to back, the general famously sported en bataille (with the wings parallel to his shoulder).
    George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Two Sanford police officers resigned and another was suspended after video surfaced showing officers hesitating to rescue a gas station employee held by a knife-wielding man in a restroom, the police chief announced Thursday.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • The Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to make current executive deputy chief Robert Alldredge interim chief while the city tries to find a replacement for retiring police chief Neil Noakes.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district announced that Wilson was hired to be the next principal at Boswell High School after the current principal, Vaughn Flagler, was hired as assistant superintendent for human resources in the Anna school district.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
  • In 2023, Brady was promoted to serve as the deputy superintendent at the House of Correction in Dedham.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025

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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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