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a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide

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Recent Examples of president Matthew Cook, president and chief executive of the Children's Hospital Association, said that even with the extra funding, Medicaid doesn't cover the full cost of treatment for its patients. Phil Galewitz, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025 The president has also threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones if they are made in India instead of the US. PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025 It will be overseen by Kevin MacLellan, president, international and global content distribution. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 Piqued by the remarkable successes of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections in June 2024, the president rolled the dice on a parliamentary vote. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for president
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Noun
  • Ellison, 81, who co-founded Oracle and is now chairman and chief technology officer, has the bulk of his net worth tied up in the database software company.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Both sons got prime jobs, with James named the CEO at Fox and Lachlan as co-chairman.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An act of legislation created it, the Fed chairperson and other members of the board have to show up for congressional hearings, which turn into partisan grillings.
    Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Cash aid from table banking Justine Obura, the chairperson of the No Sex For Fish Group, says the group members are trying to support each other.
    Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • That means the onus will be on the Face the Nation moderator to call out, in real time, false claims or unproven allegations.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • James Austin Johnson of Saturday Night Live will serve as the night’s MC and moderator.
    Michele Amabile Angermiller, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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