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a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide

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Recent Examples of president Former Golden State general manager Bob Myers left ABC and ESPN to become president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. Barry Jackson updated October 21, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said on social platform X Monday that the body of Bernardo Bravo, president of the Apatzingan Valley Citrus Producers Association, was found in his vehicle on a road in the area. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 Passersby stared as billows of smoke rose into the air above the White House as part of the home shared by the United States president and his family crumbled to the ground. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Truman, the country’s 33rd president, was born in Lamar, Missouri, south of Kansas City, grew up in and lived many years in Independence and lived and worked in Kansas City. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for president
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Noun
  • Price and executive chairman Larry Swets aren’t tone deaf.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Before Tuesday’s home opener, the victorious Thunder players from last year were serenaded by their fans while receiving their championship rings from Thunder chairman Clay Bennett.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sholl is also chairperson of MadaLuxe Group, which distributes premium brands to retailers.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That's what Jim Spolarich, the zoning board chairperson, warned ahead of the vote.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The author also announced that After series author Anna Todd would be the new moderator for Gage’s event.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The moderator requested a show of hands for who supports Hochul for reelection in New York’s next gubernatorial election, scheduled for November 3, 2026.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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