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Recent Examples of governor
This was the third time Ciattarelli, a former CPA and small business owner, had run for governor.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump’s secretary of the interior was Doug Burgum, previously the governor of North Dakota.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Among those considered potential candidates are several prominent governors, including California's Gavin Newsom, Illinois' JB Pritzker, Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro, Maryland's Wes Moore and Kentucky's Andy Beshear.
—Naftali Bendavid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Saturday’s loss led the state’s governor to tweet that LSU should rethink that.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump’s secretary of the interior was Doug Burgum, previously the governor of North Dakota.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Among those considered potential candidates are several prominent governors, including California's Gavin Newsom, Illinois' JB Pritzker, Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro, Maryland's Wes Moore and Kentucky's Andy Beshear.
—Naftali Bendavid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Saturday’s loss led the state’s governor to tweet that LSU should rethink that.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governor
Noun
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So are the county administrators who manage their benefits.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.—
Alma Cooper,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The medical device maker slumped 12% after executives on an earnings call said the high end of the company’s revenue forecast for 2026 may fall below Wall Street’s consensus view.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The popular distribution executive was a mainstay at international markets and will be sorely missed.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Lost in Space ship was piloted by Guy Williams as the expedition commander and Lockhart's onscreen husband, Professor John Robinson, and Mark Goddard's Major West.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, the commander-in-chief can authorize military force without Congress, but only in response to an imminent threat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tad Sours, the county's communications director, released a statement saying the project will proceed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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As promised, the memoir focuses on the years 1977 to 1980, when Robertson became close pals and housemates with director Martin Scorsese, more entrenched in the Hollywood community and less with his former mates in the Band.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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But employers are still calculating employee withholdings, or how much federal income tax to deduct from an employee's paycheck, using the higher rates despite the law's passage in July.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Amazon has previously told Sourcing Journal that, at this juncture, it has not been legally obliged to serve as a joint employer for the workers the Teamsters have brought issues over.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Landry served as the state's attorney general before being elected governor and said he ultimately got involved because taxpayer money could be involved.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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If only the general hadn’t been quite so ambitious.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Under new China chief Molly Liu, the chain has also expanded its drinks menu to include more sugar-free options and teas catering to local tastes, slashed prices on a slew of beverages and upped its options for customizing orders.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Demings, a former Orlando police chief and former Orange County sheriff, has been mayor since 2018.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Across the United States, attendance laws vary by state, but nearly all public school systems classify family vacations as unexcused absences, unless approved in advance by a principal or superintendent.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the last four years, Knapp saw student test scores come back up and as part of the board helped implement new math and English Language Arts curriculum, hired a new superintendent and approved a new strategic plan to guide the district in the future.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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