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Recent Examples of governorship
Overseeing everything was his media and marketing adviser, Steve Hilton—now the Republican candidate for the governorship of California.
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Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 June 2026
But as the primaries for the city’s mayoral race and California‘s governorship wrapped up Tuesday, some music executives and performers have supported and donated large amounts to Spencer Pratt, the right-leaning activist and reality TV star running for mayor.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Newsom’s recent social-media activities notwithstanding, the California governorship is not one of those jobs.
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
While supporters of school choice and education reform like myself are grateful for his clashes with the teachers unions at the time, that was also what effectively killed his subsequent efforts at the governorship in 2018 and now 2026.
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 June 2026
But as the primaries for the city’s mayoral race and California‘s governorship wrapped up Tuesday, some music executives and performers have supported and donated large amounts to Spencer Pratt, the right-leaning activist and reality TV star running for mayor.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Newsom’s recent social-media activities notwithstanding, the California governorship is not one of those jobs.
—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
While supporters of school choice and education reform like myself are grateful for his clashes with the teachers unions at the time, that was also what effectively killed his subsequent efforts at the governorship in 2018 and now 2026.
—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governorship
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Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration.
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Water management plans must include estimates of water usage, discharge locations and plans to minimize water demand.
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The Venezuelan government has activated a new earthquake hotline to report missing people or request assistance, the presidency announced Saturday.
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Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.
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Just over a month later, on June 1, a judge lifted mandatory supervision for Paul's parent time with Ever.
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Assembly Bill 3216 requires all school districts to enforce rules prohibiting student use of phones while under supervision.
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Quinn also made the decision to go play piano in New York at the end of last season after a steamy back and forth with Staten, whose father (Brett Cullen) challenged him for chairmanship of the Double K Ranch.
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That is the inheritance now facing Warsh, who has openly cast Greenspan as a model for his own chairmanship.
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.
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The era of progressive superintendence ironically began with the spread of disinformation, Buzzfeed’s release of the infamous Trump dossier.
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York is told that Somerset is imprisoned in the Tower of London, but when this is disproved by Somerset’s entrance, York announces his claim to the kingship.
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In the ancient kingship tradition, endangering the empire would cause a king to lose his farr.
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Residents of the peninsula are often reluctant to speak out publicly given the control Russia enforces on the ground.
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At-home routines give you more control over how aggressively your nails are filed and how gently polish is removed.
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The fallout In the aftermath of the UFT’s formal notice, a letter campaign was launched that asked Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels not to appoint Lynch-Reyes to the permanent superintendency.
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Massey teaches the superintendency course and the principalship course at the University of Minnesota.
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governorship. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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