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Noun
The bus driver, identified as Steven Truelove, was taking 38 students and four adults of Washington Catholic Schools to a field trip the morning of May 5 when it got stuck in the median of a highway, deputies said. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025 Bokhari stepped down from the City Council in April to become deputy administrator for the Federal Transit Administration. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025 Rather than pre-drawing the lucky numbers and having deputy commissioner Bill Daly reveal the results on ordered cards, 14 numbered balls were placed in the machine. Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Racial profiling concerns Kendrick said the agreement doesn’t mean deputies will target people for immigration enforcement who aren’t already under investigation for criminal activity. Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deputy
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Noun
  • Witnesses said the mayor’s arrest followed his attempt to join a facility tour with three of New Jersey’s congressional delegates.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
  • Hosted by Jacky Bracamontes, former Miss Mexico and Telemundo on-air personality, this new format will offer a select group of Latinas the opportunity to be crowned the first-ever Miss Universe Latina delegate, representing Latina women in the 74th edition of the pageant.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The prosecution first brought forward former InterContinental Hotel assistant security director Israel Florez, now an LAPD officer.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • To answer them, our own Adam Tyner teamed up with Matt Giani, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and his graduate assistant, Franchesca Lyra.
    Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Huntington Beach junior receiver Troy Foster has committed to San Diego State. . .
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • Senior quarterback Ava Hanson connected with junior wide receiver Avery Schroeder for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-7 in the second quarter.
    Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • In a letter addressed to Bisignano, a group of GOP representatives said they were concerned regarding SSA staffing cuts and the ending of office leases.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • The communications function plays the most significant role, of course, but the group should also include internal communications, media relations, digital teams and investor relations representatives.
    Johanna Herrmann, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Former Kelly aide Adal Regis of Chicago announced his 2nd Congressional District candidacy.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Clooney ultimately decided to write the New York Times op-ed, sending a copy to film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, a major Biden fundraiser, and senior Biden aide Steve Ricchetti, before its publication.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • This solution integrates contact centers with operational systems, enabling both self-service and live agent support across channels like voice, chat, and SMS.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The team also included A.R.G.U.S. agent John Economos (Steve Agee) of the Belle Reve Penitentiary, National Security Agency agent and former Waller aide Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), and new team member Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.
    Kyla Mandel, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
Noun
  • Donald Sterling, former US attorney for the District of Massachusetts, said hiring Burroughs as an assistant US attorney years ago was an easy decision.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025

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