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helmed

verb

past tense of helm

as in steered

to operate or control the course of a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel

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Recent Examples of helmed Until recently, Khloé’s biggest business success was Good American, a fashion brand helmed by Emma Grede that found its consumer base by making all its clothes in a wide size range, with no exceptions. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Boyle helmed the movie from the script by Graham that adapts his own play of the same name. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 The job took him to Smuggler’s Cove, the tiki bar helmed by Martin Cate in San Francisco. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Schwartz takes over from Jay Bhattacharya, who has helmed the agency since February while also directing the National Institutes of Health. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 Since stepping down as working royals, Meghan has launched a brand, podcast, and Netflix show, while Harry has helmed his nonprofit, The Archewell Foundation. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Last week, Wilkinson formally joined Paramount’s defense team, which until now has been helmed by Kessler. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026 These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 O’Neal helmed a revamp of the section in a directive from Post owner Jeff Bezos. — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 31 July 2026

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People got angry at ESPN — some for allowing Rodgers on air at all, and others because he was steered away from discussing the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel scandal on air.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Advocates who filed the lawsuit are concerned that people with disabilities will be steered toward or coerced into using this option.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026

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In Indiana, Duke Energy piloted a program where participants could receive a total of $200 in bill credits per year for off-peak charging.

— Joseph Vellone, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Fast forward to the first day of training camp, when Stidham ran the second unit and Ehlinger piloted the threes, and Payton was asked again whether a competition had begun.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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