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Recent Examples of governors
Despite the poor fiscal policy scores for the governors, Edwards expressed confidence that a governor would be better than someone already ensconced in Washington.
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Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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, 21 Aug. 2025
Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governors
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As part of the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, administrators cannot interfere with or restrict federal and civil aviation activities, explained Stephanie McFarland, a spokesperson for airport officials.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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As a result, parents who schedule vacations during the school year often find themselves at odds with both attendance policies and administrators like Johnson, who see such decisions as undermining classroom continuity and accountability.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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As such, Asylm Studios will offer equitable profit-sharing at the center of its business model, ensuring that writers, directors, crew members and production staff share in the success of each project.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Indie docuseries Inside the Hornet’s Nest from co-directors Jon Connor and Byron Jackson, DeSean’s brother, is currently in production and soon to be shopped to streamers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Players, coaches, executives and ownership groups have come and gone, but the team remains despite a lengthy and emotional relocation saga that nearly resulted in a move to Seattle.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most network executives are at least somewhat sophisticated and have a decent sense of humor.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts and onlookers have questioned with growing concern whether these strikes are legal, and whether military lawyers that the Pentagon has encouraged commanders to ignore had signed off on the operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Colleges, employers and even peers can access public digital traces.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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As some contract employers attempted to be as transparent as possible, NASA's communication efforts with its own workforce shrank over the course of the year.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their remarks came after Vance hosted a roundtable of aviation, travel and union leaders at the White House, where participants discussed temporary solutions — including the recruitment of more air traffic controllers.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Taylor said that top DHS leaders were convened to discuss the crisis.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Chief Theetge was in Denver at that point for an annual national conference of police chiefs.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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That money, superintendents say, is desperately needed in their districts.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many of the problems the Statesman and ProPublica heard from superintendents had disproportionate impacts on students with disabilities.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Governors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governors. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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