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Recent Examples of officiating
This would allow the NHL to maintain the human element in the officiating system, and hopefully create a better standard and baseline to follow.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiating
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Some Senators and state Attorneys General have urged the CFPB to take a stronger supervisory hand with BNPL firms, voicing concerns that vulnerable, low-income consumers were at risk of being targeted.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Although the recognition of other countries is also a key component of obtaining statehood, any Palestinian state established today would not meet the minimal criteria, according to Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute.—
Michele Chabin,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the same way that a sputtering relationship exhibits overbearing and controlling behavior, is this also the hallmark of a gasping empire?—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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The man also faces three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill, assault causing actual bodily harm, and coercive and controlling behavior.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Critics argue the measures target urban, educated, and affluent voters who may not support the ruling Fidesz party.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But opponents saw the move as an attempt by López Obrador to strengthen the power of his ruling Morena party by overhauling the very judiciary that often blocked some of his policy proposals.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Even high-level festival awards can only do so much to raise the profile of films that aren’t built to travel, and Maresco’s unabashedly local brand of satire — steeped in cultural and political reference points with little resonance outside Italy — is as good an example as any.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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For approximately 25 years, Lee worked on international legal cases to combat injustice and promote human rights, achieving notable success in the high-level world of international courts.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Frank Sixt, the co-managing director of CK Hutchison, said during the port operator’s earnings call on Thursday that the deal’s size and complexity would prevent it from closing in 2025, even if binding agreements were already agreed upon.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Scharf is co-managing partner of New York law firm Morrison Cohen.—
Y. David Scharf,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Officiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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