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The conversation was moderated by Sheila Wright, president and cofounder of real-estate company Frontline Development group and the former executive director of the NAACP Cleveland chapter. — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com, "Common Ground discussion finds ‘dearth of African-American or Hispanic entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio’," 30 June 2019 The exhibit features original Chinese brush paintings created by members of the Lung Hsiang chapter of the American Artists of Chinese Brush Painting and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ecke Building. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Participants in self-improvement workshop recognized," 28 June 2019 In its appeal, the national organization argued hazing has not been a part of Miami's chapter for years. — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Miami University hazing case: 'Please do not say anything that would threaten the future of the fraternity'," 27 June 2019 Later, Northcutt became a lawyer and president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for Women. — al.com, "The hard-charging space program: Breakthroughs, breakdowns and breakneck," 27 June 2019 Cabán announced her candidacy in January, won the endorsement of the New York City chapter of the D.S.A., and, in April, secured the endorsement of the Working Families Party, which paid for a campaign manager and other staffers. — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, "Tiffany Cabán Upends Politics As Usual in Queens," 26 June 2019 Buttigieg, who is seeking the Democratic nomination, canceled campaign appearances following the shooting and was expected to address the incident Sunday at a forum moderated by Michael Patton, president of South Bend’s NAACP chapter. — Stacy St. Clair, chicagotribune.com, "South Bend shooting leaves 1 dead, 10 others wounded," 23 June 2019 Michael Patton, president of the local chapter of the NAACP who moderated the event, pleaded with the audience to let Mr. Buttigieg and other speakers be heard. — Kris Maher, WSJ, "Pete Buttigieg Confronts Racial Tensions After Police Shooting in Hometown," 23 June 2019 The Giants will likely trade one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history within the next six weeks, bringing an end to one of the best chapters of the rivalry. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Bochy: Max Muncy ‘poking the bear’ with t-shirt targeting Madison Bumgarner," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chapter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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