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However, in 2024 State Auditor Grant Parks excoriated Newsom’s own California Interagency Council on Homelessness for failing to effectively monitor and coordinate homelessness programs — even though the state had spent more than $20 billion during Newsom’s governorship.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
However, the allegations of widespread fraud and mismanagement during Newsom’s governorship is not confined to those on the starboard side of the political balance beam.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The Federal Elections Commission caught him simultaneously raising money for reelection to Congress and the governorship, which could pave the way for diverting millions in federal contributions to the governor’s race.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
That year, Chris Christie flipped New Jersey’s governorship, Bob McDonnell won the Virginia governor’s race in a landslide, and months later, Republican Scott Brown captured a Massachusetts Senate seat in a January 2010 special election, an upset that rattled Democrats.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
However, the allegations of widespread fraud and mismanagement during Newsom’s governorship is not confined to those on the starboard side of the political balance beam.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The Federal Elections Commission caught him simultaneously raising money for reelection to Congress and the governorship, which could pave the way for diverting millions in federal contributions to the governor’s race.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
That year, Chris Christie flipped New Jersey’s governorship, Bob McDonnell won the Virginia governor’s race in a landslide, and months later, Republican Scott Brown captured a Massachusetts Senate seat in a January 2010 special election, an upset that rattled Democrats.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governorship
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The advent of modern medications has made the management of high cholesterol much easier than just a few decades ago.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Fossett was a co-owner of the Stag Saloon for a time, but management didn’t appeal to him.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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But his free-wheeling special address to the forum, which lasted for more than an hour, included the kind of attacks that have become a trademark of his presidency.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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No formal announcement was made about the presidency.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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In that case, Bojeh was found not guilty by reason of insanity and later released under conditional supervision.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes pooches require overnight veterinary supervision.—
David L. Weimer,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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The first ad focuses on how Collins secured money for Maine’s water infrastructure, a nod to her chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The increase likely reflected a sense that Warsh’s chances had improved, and as a result the Fed would be less likely over time to cut rates than under a Hassett chairmanship.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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The era of progressive superintendence ironically began with the spread of disinformation, Buzzfeed’s release of the infamous Trump dossier.—
The Editors,
National Review,
31 Oct. 2022
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Trump, by contrast, ordered the capture of a leader already under narcoterrorism indictment and framed it as a drug bust and accountability for crimes, yet his opponents denounce him as aspiring to kingship and dictatorship.—
Paul Vallas,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Caribbean island once relied heavily on oil shipments from Venezuela, but that supply was cut off when the United States asserted control over the South American nation this month.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Massey teaches the superintendency course and the principalship course at the University of Minnesota.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 July 2024
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governorship. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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