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chairwoman

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Recent Examples of chairwoman The Arab Fashion Council appointed its first chairwoman, Amina Taher, in July, and the fashion week has shifted from September to October, now taking place from October 22 to 26. — Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 The chairwoman also asked anyone with relevant photos, videos or other information from the crash to submit them to the NTSB. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, holds a press conference on the investigation into the Amazon Cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport on Monday. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026 The research was led by He Tingbo, chairwoman of the Huawei Scientist Committee and president of the company’s semiconductor business department. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairwoman

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When his inquiry leads directly to a ruthless corporate chairman played by Tony Leung Ka-fai, the two seasoned operators become locked in a battle of wits.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Brad Hegeman is vice chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Nabholz in Conway.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

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The announcement — which was reported by local media and confirmed by Dubai sources — was made on Thursday by Mona Ghanem Al Marri, vice chairperson and managing director of the Dubai Media Council, during the Arab Media Summit.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Abednego Akok Kacuol was fired from his position as chairperson of the National Elections Commission without a reason being given publicly by Kiir.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Republicans have expressed growing pessimism about their chances in the election, which will determine control of Congress, as the president has repeatedly dismissed concerns about high costs and gas prices as his unpopular war in Iran drags on.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The president of the United States said [in September] that nobody should buy Bombardier jets any more.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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