Thesaurus results for PRESIDENCIES

presidencies

noun

plural of presidency

as in administrations

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something responsibility for the presidency of a major television network

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Recent Examples of presidencies His reward in life was vast influence over one of the most consequential presidencies in generations. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Under Republican presidencies, the DSA thrives on frustrated Democratic voters feeling that their party’s leaders aren’t fighting hard enough. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Bessent and Hassett have also mused publicly about introducing a new requirement that candidates for regional Fed presidencies must have lived in that district for at least three years. — Jonnelle Marte, Fortune, 27 June 2026 The Reflecting Pool has been a mess to operate under several presidencies. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 June 2026 In 2028, Powell’s term will end, and the regional bank presidencies in New York, Richmond and San Francisco are expected to roll over. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026 Susan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, has covered 12 presidential campaigns and seven presidencies. — Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026 And the description of the first year of his second term takes up more space than the summaries for the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt combined. — New York Times, 11 June 2026 Under that law, only information about finalists for presidencies is made public. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026

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In total, in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Ukraine has reached 25 people, with a further 132 injured throughout the country, according to reports from regional military administrations.

— Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
As of mid-July, that low-priority list included 1,573 projects, including many that officials told me would have been funded under prior administrations.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrations

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Mizan said that the verdict accused him of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other groups Iran considers hostile.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Lombardo directed state agencies to coordinate through Nevada’s emergency operations center.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of operations

Noun

Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Definition of managements

Noun

If those systems contain weak authorization controls, capable agents may find them.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The steering-wheel controls return to tactile thumbwheels rather than the touch-sensitive arrangement that was, to put it politely, a solution in search of a problem.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of controls

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Now known formally as the Contemporary Baseball Era and Classic Baseball Era committees but still loosely as the Veterans Committee, this group meant to correct oversights continues to let in marginal guys.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
If done well, and with a human in the loop, AI could help identify trends in incidents, equipment issues, training gaps, certifications, expiration dates, maintenance reminders and emergency preparedness plan oversights.

— John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversights

Noun

This is different from heat-transporting phonons at room temperature, which spread out evenly in all directions.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
As of Sunday morning, the Hawk Fire was 0% contained and was moving in different directions as the winds changed, complicating the fight.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of directions

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The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The two governments declined to answer a detailed list of questions emailed by the Tribune.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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