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
Epstein visited the White House multiple times during Clinton's presidency, signing in as a visitor on 17 occasions between 1993-1995, according to White House visitor logs obtained and reviewed by ABC News.
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James Hill, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Gorsuch’s opinion was a masterclass in why the founders created Congress in the very first article of the Constitution, saving the presidency and the judiciary for the second and third articles.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Epstein also visited the White House several times during Clinton’s presidency, and the pair later made several international trips together for their humanitarian work.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
While Congress and the presidency have been working hard to raise the executive branch above the law, the Supreme Court has done its part to ensure that laws against bribery and corruption are near-unenforceable.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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James Hill, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Gorsuch’s opinion was a masterclass in why the founders created Congress in the very first article of the Constitution, saving the presidency and the judiciary for the second and third articles.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Epstein also visited the White House several times during Clinton’s presidency, and the pair later made several international trips together for their humanitarian work.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
While Congress and the presidency have been working hard to raise the executive branch above the law, the Supreme Court has done its part to ensure that laws against bribery and corruption are near-unenforceable.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidency
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While more than one-third of that backlog is now being released, a handful of states — including California, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado — are being left out, raising new concerns that the administration is playing politics with critical emergency assistance, the sources said.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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That includes former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who was a House member representing Los Angeles for nearly 24 years and then California attorney general before serving in the Biden administration.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The new shelter includes an on-site medical clinic, an early education classroom, comprehensive case management, full commercial kitchen and spaces for art, job training, education and mental health programming, the release noted.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Many who call Paton a close friend do not attempt to explain his steadiness via the particulars of roster management or cap analysis.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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April 20 is also when the restaurant is expected to cease operation, Red O restaurant manager Kathryn Johnson said Thursday.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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White shared the court with two familiar Charlotte 49ers faces — assistant men’s basketball coach Brett Carey and director of basketball operations Dee Tolliver.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Even before Tuesday’s high-stakes meeting between Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Anthropic over how the US government can use the AI company’s technology, the relationship between the two had hit a breaking point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Citing the export of a Lamborghini and jacuzzis to the island, three members of Congress from Miami and other local officials recently asked the administration to review all export licenses to Cuba and cancel those benefiting the Cuban government.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Without supervision, a nurse at Dilley gave adult-strength hepatitis A shots to about 250 children in 2015, the American Immigration Lawyers Association reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Without supervision, a nurse at Dilley gave adult-strength hepatitis A shots to about 250 children in 2015, the American Immigration Lawyers Association reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found 58% of adults disapprove of his handling of immigration.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her cast mates praised her handling of the situation and for getting her son help.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Despite just a one-goal margin of victory, Coastal Academy was in complete control from start to finish.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Stars then took control early Wednesday against Hill-Murray.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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Clearly, a majority of Americans reject the stale mindset of last century’s thinking peddled by some that oil and natural gas production and environmental stewardship are not compatible.—
Edward Cross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Each class tends its own garden plot and uses it to learn about science, environmental stewardship, healthy food and composting.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidency. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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