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helming

verb

present participle of helm

as in steering

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 helming Beigel, who previously worked with FBI officers while helming the ESPN 30for30 documentary The Counterfeiter, spent approximately three years immersing himself in the Loofe case. — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the new Bond movie for Amazon MGM, with casting extraordinaire Nina Gold helming the audition process. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The project reps the feature directorial debut of Detroit native Sarah Mokh who is helming off her screenplay. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Hudson will also make her TV directing debut in season three, helming the first episode. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Katie Boucher, the volunteer helming the rescue effort, says Luna has good survival instincts. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 As shown in the trailer, in addition to helming the film alongside Lance Oppenheim, the enigmatic TV star becomes a participant in the film opposite its subject Elizabeth Holmes. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Other designers who worked under Philo, now helming fashion’s biggest brands, include Matthieu Blazy, Daniel Lee, Chemena Kamali, and Drew Henry. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 And then David Fincher, who actually directed that 2010 film, is helming a sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood that Tarantino wrote but decided not to direct. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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Eric Schmidt spent nearly a decade atop Google as its CEO, steering the tech giant from its early days as a public company to its current status as one of the world’s most valuable businesses.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The counterclockwise flow of air around the storm is steering dry air southward from Canada, as a high-pressure force field keeps the system offshore.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

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Denver Public Schools is piloting a new gym class called Peer-to-Peer PE that brings together students with and without disabilities.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The building, which opens with a free community festival Friday through Tuesday, is piloting a cooperative nonprofit partnership model.

— Rudi Greenberg, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

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