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as in governs
to exercise authority or power over
from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations
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2
as in operates
to look after and make decisions about
he presides over a vast communications empire
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Copyright policy governs access to all forms of media and determines how knowledge is constructed and shared.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Ad-Industry Merger Has Players Wondering With the recent merger of advertising titans Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, a single entity governs two of the biggest buyers of ad inventory in the business.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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As Zhou explained, the micromotor operates autonomously rather than remaining fixed in place.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s in addition to his private ambulance and paramedic service, which generates roughly $270,000 annually and operates out of his home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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If the court rules in favor of Musk, OpenAI’s rivals would be emboldened to take the lead in the AI race.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Scorpio rules shared resources and mutual debts—not just financial, but emotional.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2026
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Forget insight into its subject’s strange, warped personal life, or his artistry as an entertainer, or his family’s famously fraught dynamics — Michael barely manages the momentum needed to propel itself between the many musical numbers that are its main reason for existing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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The neighborhood The eastern Algarve is an area that manages to fall under the radar of most tourists.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Cacioppo—who taught herself to code from books before writing Vanta’s first prototype—now oversees roughly 1,000 employees.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Volunteers from local neigborhood watch group Shomrim were on the scene quickly, Rabbi Herschel Gluck, who oversees a nearby branch of the organization, told CNN.—
Jomana Karadsheh,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese government officially recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam — and tightly supervises them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The group recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who represent children in the foster care system in juvenile courts, according to its website.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Stadiums are notorious for their lack of multiplier impact, which is one reason these days why sports team owners, such as the McCaskey family that controls the Bears, have such a hard time hoodwinking governments into giving them direct subsidies to build their stadiums.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The divisions underscore the West’s challenges in combating China; following decades of building up its supply chains, Beijing now controls 90% of global processing.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Layered moisture management technology regulates temperature and wicks away moisture, and down alternative gives it just the right plushness for your preference in soft, medium, and firm varieties.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Apr. 2026
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While the Federal Aviation Administration regulates airspace, local governments control land use, giving Cobb County the final say on whether the drone hub could be built at that specific site.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Presides (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presides%20%28over%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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