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Recent Examples of governor
Davis ran for governor, in 2014, and lost to Greg Abbott by more than twenty points.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump is also attempting to fire governor Lisa Cook.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
It has been used to maintain law and order more than thirty times in the last 50 years or so, whether invited by a governor or not.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The more typical path is for a governor to continue their time in politics by running to be one of their state's senators.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump is also attempting to fire governor Lisa Cook.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
It has been used to maintain law and order more than thirty times in the last 50 years or so, whether invited by a governor or not.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The more typical path is for a governor to continue their time in politics by running to be one of their state's senators.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governor
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For three decades, Mayes worked as an educator and administrator in the Little Rock School District, North Little Rock School District, Beebe School District and the Arkansas Department of Education-Special Education Unit, according to her news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The dispute began after the village's tax administrator and attorney Deepak Desai found that Daniels had not paid all of his municipal taxes, according to court documents.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The idea for this new era is not for the Lewis family to manage the details of how the club is run every day, but to have the right experts in place, and back those executives to run it well for them.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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FlyHouse will provide private travel for the team’s executives, commercial partners, players and staff throughout the season.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Lugowski, the fitness course commander.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unlike expensive satellites or large drones such as the Global Hawk, Skydweller offers commanders a cheaper option for persistent monitoring.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mid-summer changes to United’s revolving credit facility indicated a switch in strategy, and there was a more aggressive approach in the market following a summit in Iceland between Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rice steps up for statewide commemoration Eric George, a deputy athletic director at Rice University, started a conversation about doing something to recognize the flood victims.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since Congress clearly expects workers and employers to be (cough) creative, Treasury is authorized to issue additional guidance to prevent abuse.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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While the new law has provided help with the cost of child care and dependent expenses, as well as new incentives for employer support, there’s also concern that many who most need aid won’t be able to get it.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Today, Interpol unites 196 member countries under the leadership of a secretary general, orchestrating daily operations to combat various international crimes.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The general went from house to house and the kibbutz and took care of any remaining terrorists.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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And unlike Michelle King, the acting agency chief at the time, Dudek was willing to speed up the new-hire training process to give DOGE access to virtually all of the SSA’s databases.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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When the new editor-in-chief, Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), stands on accountant Adelola Olofin’s (Gbemisola Ikumelo) desk to deliver an inspiring welcome message, eagle-eyed fans will recognize a Dunder Mifflin box sitting in front of Oscar’s desk.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The superintendent also reiterated that a person’s immigration status has no bearing on whether or not CPD officers respond to a 911 call.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Castillo, superintendent of Fresno Unified School District, which has a large, predominantly Hispanic immigrant population.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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