as in administration
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 presidency
During his Kansas City appearance Monday, O’Rourke denounced Trump’s actions in the first months of his presidency.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
The Presidential Fitness Test was retired by President Barack Obama, and the council under his presidency established the Presidential Youth Fitness Program.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Consider how much things can change at the blink of an eye (or the change of a presidency) because just recently, during the Biden administration, Black unemployment actually hit its lowest point in U.S. history at 5%.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Aug. 2025
In touting his credentials for the prize, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that, during this presidency, Trump had ended conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia; Israel and Iran; Rwanda and Congo; India and Pakistan; Serbia and Kosovo; and Egypt and Ethiopia.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
The Presidential Fitness Test was retired by President Barack Obama, and the council under his presidency established the Presidential Youth Fitness Program.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Consider how much things can change at the blink of an eye (or the change of a presidency) because just recently, during the Biden administration, Black unemployment actually hit its lowest point in U.S. history at 5%.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Aug. 2025
In touting his credentials for the prize, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that, during this presidency, Trump had ended conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia; Israel and Iran; Rwanda and Congo; India and Pakistan; Serbia and Kosovo; and Egypt and Ethiopia.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidency
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Lamont’s administration has made large investments in housing, including promising almost $1 billion toward housing in the last bonding package.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration said the Russians may support Ukraine signing a future security deal with the U.S. and European allies—but even with the security guarantees, convincing the Ukrainians to cede territory could prove difficult for the Trump administration.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Every operational upgrade in our distribution model was carefully timed, including the introduction of new inventory management tools, team hires, vendor agreements and, eventually, a 50,000-plus square foot distribution space.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That's double management's original target for the year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Officials from the Central Business Section Third Shift, SWAT and the Central Civil Disturbance Response Team were involved in the operation.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The potential expansion of operations comes with Gazans facing widespread hunger and disease, and the UN warning that the scale of relief efforts remain far short of what is required.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dale has state government, education, radio and television experience as well.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Grant spearheaded the government’s defense to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline after environmental groups filed a lawsuit opposing the $8 billion tunnel through the Appalachian Trial to deliver natural gas, according to his biography posted on Hicks Thomas’ website.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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One interpretation is that if an AI maker has a generic generative AI that also happens to provide mental health advice, and if this is taking place without the supervision of a licensed professional, and this occurs in Illinois, the AI maker is seemingly in violation of this law.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story revolves around a group of workers, including Joe (Whitehouse), who are digging a hole under the supervision of their boss, Goose (Church), with shovels.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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In March, Turnberry was targeted by vandals who were angered by the Trump administration’s handling of Israel’s invasion of Gaza.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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More recently, he’s been dogged by controversy over his administration’s handling of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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President Erika Sloane, however, convinces Ethan to return to stop a self-aware artificial intelligence program called The Entity before the AI takes control of all the world’s nuclear arsenals and causes nuclear Armageddon.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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That hands-on experience taught me how money moves through a business and instilled a deep respect for financial stewardship.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was the definition of a symbolic move, in large part due to frustration over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza as well as the horrible images depicting starvation that are streaming out of the enclave.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidency. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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