governor

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Recent Examples of governor Analysts for the governor and the General Assembly, working largely off data provided by the Executive Branch, jointly prepare an April 30 report, projecting revenues for the current fiscal year and the next three. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025 So as Pritzker embarks on another campaign, here’s a look back at how the Hyatt Hotels heir went from political neophyte to 43rd governor of Illinois and potential Democratic presidential contender. Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 The cuts are expected to save more than $3.3 billion over the next three fiscal years, according to the governor’s office. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 June 2025 Regional governor Luca Zaia estimates the festivities to cost $23-$34 million. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for governor
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Noun
  • Eisenberg argued that economic evaluations of mental health services could help administrators balance their priorities, as well as highlight the financial benefits that many campus counseling centers provide.
    Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • This was a moment for county leaders to aim as high as possible in seeking their first new administrator in a decade.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • The tragic loss of an Air India Boeing 787 days before the Show led to the decision for senior Boeing executives to not attend and for the company to keep a low profile.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • The film directed by Kim A Snyder and executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker examines attempts by librarians in Florida and Texas and elsewhere to combat book banning efforts, while simultaneously facing unhinged attacks from right wing zealots accusing them of grooming children.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1980s war with Iraq.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • The soldiers say they were ordered by commanders to fire at unarmed civilians who were approaching food distribution sites during off hours, even when the crowds posed no threat.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Solak pointed to the departure of Jason Wilcox, their director of football, as a factor.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • The event, hosted by the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art, will feature a lineup of San Diego musicians curated by the festival’s artistic director, Grammy-winning record producer and performer Kamau Kenyatta.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Owners pay for workers’ comp and payroll taxes Among the wins for the players is the fact that owners will now completely cover payments for workers’ compensation and employer payroll taxes.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Despite employer complaints of unfilled vacancies, millions of qualified candidates—especially recent college graduates and those over 50—struggle to land interviews, let alone offers.
    Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The open conflict between Israel and Iran started a week ago with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting nuclear and military sites, top generals and nuclear scientists.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
  • Key Background Tensions between Iran and Israel first erupted on Friday, when the Israel military carried out unilateral strikes against key nuclear facilities and killed several top Iranian generals and nuclear scientists.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the war in Gaza, Israel has conducted a number of operations killing Axis of Resistance leaders, including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Political Bureau chief Yayha Sinwar.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • The paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, said intelligence chief Gen. Mohammad Kazemi and two other generals were the latest killed, Iran’s state TV reported Sunday night.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • As of last weekend, investigators were exploring whether Boelter and the victims knew each other, according to Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
  • Other district superintendents then asked for those lists in order to check with their own libraries.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2025

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