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governors

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plural of governor

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Recent Examples of governors To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026 Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor. — Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 And Texas governors do not have a cabinet in the traditional sense, so agencies such as the Agriculture Department, the Comptroller's Office and the Attorney General's Office are run by people elected by voters and not necessarily by whomever the governor might prefer. — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026 That has been the tradition of Jersey governors going back decades, with the New York governor picking the executive director (as Hochul has selected Kathryn Garcia, who was our first choice for NYC mayor in 2021 and if the voters had heeded us, would be starting her second term in City Hall). — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026 A number of candidates have reportedly been named as possible successors to Powell, including Fed governors Bowman, Waller and Philip Jefferson, White House economist Kevin Hassett and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Despite the poor fiscal policy scores for the governors, Edwards expressed confidence that a governor would be better than someone already ensconced in Washington. — Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025

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Clinicians and administrators remain in control, but decision making becomes faster, more proactive and focused on delivering better patient care.

— Prathap Rao, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That ruling put the thumb on the scale in favor of school administrators’ judgment calls, according to the appeals court judges who backed Tri County Area Schools in the dispute over the sweatshirt.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

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Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Advisors and travel executives attending Virtuoso Travel Week, which is being held this week in Las Vegas, have diverse opinions and experiences.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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On Monday, Biya reshuffled the top military leadership, replacing commanders of four of the country’s five joint military regions and promoting several senior officers to higher ranks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
To ensure compliance, three imperial princes were tasked with personally notifying senior Japanese military commanders of the surrender.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

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Amazon and Microsoft, two of the largest employers in Washington, have both announced several rounds of mass layoffs in recent years.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
As more employers publish pay ranges and more states require salary disclosures in job postings, employees have access to information that was once difficult to find.

— Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
In the beginning of a pattern that would repeat for the next decade, Taylor Farms leaders pushed back on those FDA findings.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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If there is a crime or incident that occurs that is not an imminent threat to life or property, officers must ask permission from the moderator to investigate that incident, local police chiefs said.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
During the medieval period, parts of the region also came under the Ballal chiefs of Sullia.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

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