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chairwoman

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Recent Examples of chairwoman Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman Rita Hart said it's taken years of work to get the party into shape to take advantage of an environment like 2026 is shaping up to be. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 31 May 2026 Among the key talking heads are Vin Diesel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Universal’s chairwoman Donna Langley, and Steven Spielberg. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026 Brought on in 2017 to lead operations, Schatzman took the CEO role in 2018 as Eisbrenner stepped back into the chairwoman position. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 May 2026 Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman talks to USA TODAY Redistricting efforts across the South could result in Congress having about a third fewer Black members, the Congressional Black Caucus has warned, and a large drop in Black power in Washington. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairwoman

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Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.

— Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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Brian Roberts, current co-CEO and chairperson of Comcast, will be involved in the leadership of both companies, while Mike Cavanagh, the other CEO, will take on leadership of NBCU.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Judy was a board chairperson of the film festival’s committee.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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General seating was under a beating sun, and the temperature of chairs was measured at 160 degrees.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Modi last year met Microsoft chair and CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with all of them committing to help develop India’s AI ecosystem.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026

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