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Recent Examples of helmed
Avex Music Group, the global music company of Japanese entertainment giant Avex helmed by CEO Brandon Silverstein, has announced the launch of a $100 million fund to be aimed at catalog acquisitions, structured through a financing deal with City National Bank.
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Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Directed by Nico Ballesteros, who notably helmed the Ye documentary In Whose Name, YoungBoy’s film is packed with concert footage, behind-the-scenes production moments, and glimpses of the rapper’s home and family life between shows.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
The album, helmed by his widow Victoria Mary Clarke, will be released in November.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Plumbing the intriguing nooks and crannies of the source material is the same kind of extrapolation that fueled the first season, said Muschietti, who helmed the two IT movies.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Its most recent addition is Claridge’s Bakery, which opened in January, helmed by renowned Richard Hart, best known for his Copenhagen bakery, Hart Bageri.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Marlon and Shawn Wayans starred in the first two movies, while Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and helmed the projects.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Do not, under any circumstance however, skip a meal at the sophisticated and yet delightfully playful Pao helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Qui.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Directed by Nico Ballesteros, who notably helmed the Ye documentary In Whose Name, YoungBoy’s film is packed with concert footage, behind-the-scenes production moments, and glimpses of the rapper’s home and family life between shows.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
The album, helmed by his widow Victoria Mary Clarke, will be released in November.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Plumbing the intriguing nooks and crannies of the source material is the same kind of extrapolation that fueled the first season, said Muschietti, who helmed the two IT movies.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Its most recent addition is Claridge’s Bakery, which opened in January, helmed by renowned Richard Hart, best known for his Copenhagen bakery, Hart Bageri.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Marlon and Shawn Wayans starred in the first two movies, while Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and helmed the projects.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Do not, under any circumstance however, skip a meal at the sophisticated and yet delightfully playful Pao helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Qui.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmed
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The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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That tax credit steered tax dollars collected above the revenue cap set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to low-income families — and in its first year, the program was credited with cutting childhood poverty in the state by more than a third.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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UAVs may be remotely piloted, semiautonomous, or, increasingly, fully autonomous.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Captain Han and First Officer Kim piloted a stricken jetliner through a series of turns and landed dead-center on a runway.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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