1
as in to rule
to exercise authority or power over
from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations
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2
as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about
he presides over a vast communications empire
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The film also marks Moura’s return to Brazil in the wake of the Bolsonaro era, the four years (2019-2022) when far-right president Jair Bolsonaro ruled the country, and the government was openly hostile towards artists and independent voices.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
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Alt has only been ruled as questionable for the game against the New York Giants, meaning that his injury may not be very serious.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The schools are considered public and receive taxpayer dollars, but operate differently from public schools that are run by a district.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some offer ergonomic designs, but all just need your elbow grease to operate.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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State statutes still govern permits, purchases, and restricted locations, and background checks still apply.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Amy Sadao, a nonprofit consultant who until 2019 served as the director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, attributes private museums’ lack of response this time around, in part, to their governing boards.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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In their recommendation, Warner and Kaine said Nachmanoff supervised a team that represented more than 2,500 clients accused of federal violations ranging from petty offenses to capital murder.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Erica Hayes is supervising director.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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The White House has defended Homan, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director and Fox News contributor who now oversees mass deportation operations.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Amazon’s Prime boss, Jamil Ghani, and Neil Lindsay, a senior vice president in its health division who previously oversaw Prime’s technology and business operations, are named defendants in the complaint.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cycling the heat on and off allows the robots to adjust speed and even change direction — proof that controlled, repeatable motion is possible at this tiny scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The goals of treatment are to control the infection, stabilize the patient and support any organs that are affected or failing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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This neurocosmetic innovation, inspired by Nobel Prize-winning research on touch receptors, works by activating sensory pathways in the skin to trigger the release of mood-regulating biomarkers, establishing a continuous feedback loop between skin repair and emotional balance.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Congress has resisted legislative attempts to regulate the technology, and federal agencies have contracted with Meta and OpenAI to use their AI models.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Preside (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preside%20%28over%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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