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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 presidents
Stefanik called on the presidents to resign.
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Two former Democratic presidents yesterday condemned the scenes in Minnesota following the killing of Alex Pretti this weekend.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
That sidelined or removed dozens of senior officials including two former presidents and Vietnam’s parliamentary head, dramatically reshaping the party’s balance of power.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In HOAs, officers (even presidents) have little individual power.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The law requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying forces and to end military action within 60 to 90 days absent authorization — limits that presidents of both parties have routinely stretched.
—Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Four living ex-presidents attended his funeral.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Met presidents, dined with Brad.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
However, presidents can issue executive orders that affect how holidays are observed, Asbury Park Press reports.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Two former Democratic presidents yesterday condemned the scenes in Minnesota following the killing of Alex Pretti this weekend.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
That sidelined or removed dozens of senior officials including two former presidents and Vietnam’s parliamentary head, dramatically reshaping the party’s balance of power.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In HOAs, officers (even presidents) have little individual power.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The law requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying forces and to end military action within 60 to 90 days absent authorization — limits that presidents of both parties have routinely stretched.
—Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Four living ex-presidents attended his funeral.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Met presidents, dined with Brad.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
However, presidents can issue executive orders that affect how holidays are observed, Asbury Park Press reports.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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What is clear now is that there is an expectation from owners, chairmen and sporting directors that the manager or head coach (the title is irrelevant on this point) will be out on the grass every day, rather than leaving training sessions largely to his backroom staff.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released joint statements, along with their respective Democratic ranking members, calling for additional information from the Pentagon in light of the new reporting.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Dec. 2025
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Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tesla, which first launched a driverless robotaxi service in Austin in June, recently removed the safety moderators sitting in front passenger seats of the driverless vehicles and doubled its fleet operating in the city.—
From staff,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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