at the helm
idiom
1
: steering a boat or ship
The ship's captain was at the helm.
2
: in charge of an organization
He left after only a year at the helm of the corporation.
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Additionally, Ohtani hit 44 home runs with Thames at the helm of the Angels’ hitting staff in 2023.
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Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Cholo Power opened March 2024, with former Triciclo Peru chef Mario Diaz Herrera at the helm in the kitchen.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
For context, in his first season at the helm, Slot didn’t experience an away league defeat until Fulham in April.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
There is a change at the helm of Fox‘s Memory of a Killer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Cholo Power opened March 2024, with former Triciclo Peru chef Mario Diaz Herrera at the helm in the kitchen.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
For context, in his first season at the helm, Slot didn’t experience an away league defeat until Fulham in April.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
There is a change at the helm of Fox‘s Memory of a Killer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
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“At the helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20helm. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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