governor

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Recent Examples of governor This spring, the president appointed a council of Cabinet members, governors and emergency management experts, tasked with recommending changes to FEMA. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 9 July 2025 Most board members are appointed by the governor and serve seven-year terms. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025 The state previously granted the honor to 19 men, including a vice president, a U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senators, governors and a Civil War veteran, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. John Hanna, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025 Newsom's allegations stem from Fox News host Jesse Watters' coverage of the battle between the governor and President Donald Trump when the Trump administration sent the California National Guard to Los Angeles earlier this month. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for governor
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Noun
  • Orange County Public Schools declined the Orlando Sentinel’s request to speak with administrators and teachers at Brookshire about this year’s grade.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • Church administrators did not return requests Monday for additional comment.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Rowling executive produces with Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
  • The series is executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • That is starting to change, with US Space Force commanders now openly discussing their own ambitions for offensive and defensive counter-space weapons.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
  • Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon during the final hours of the Vietnam War, died at home in La Mesa on July 4.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Jones previously held the position of men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton, as well as Dior and Fendi.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 July 2025
  • Each of the suites feels more like a studio apartment by design and features bespoke Mexican artifacts, vintage objects, and furnishings selected by the brand’s design director, Roberto Ayala.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The Observer suggests Raynor Winn embezzled tens of thousands from her former employer Martin Hemmings' family-run business.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • That’s because already, about 76% of employers are using some kind of skills test in assessing job candidates when hiring, according to a recent report from TestGorilla.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • If the generals wanted something slightly different, Luckey’s team could simply rewrite the code.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • The former general had previously ruled the West African country for about 18 months in the early 1980s as a military leader but lost three elections before defeating Goodluck Jonathan.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The rare vote came a day after Nicks lodged allegations against Baker in a public post on the association's Facebook page that accused the chief of contributing to the death toll in the Kerr County floods by issuing a temporary pause on all mutual aid requests a month ago.
    Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
  • In a crucial leadership change last September, Starbucks appointed Molly Liu, former chief of Starbucks China's digital division, to head its business in the country.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • In 2022 he was named superintendent in Calvert County with a four-year contract at an annual salary of $215,000, according to reports.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
  • Grantley Williams, acting superintendent of police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, said in a Facebook video that Tarrence was last seen leaving the Paradise Inn, where the couple was staying in the Grace Bay Area of the island.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025

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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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