as in chief
highest in rank or authority
a senator who is the presiding member of the armed services committee
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During the call, chief operating officer Dan Janki ruled out short-term concerns about jet fuel shortages.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Outside of the labels, Moises AI, a non-generative AI music service that provides tools for musicians (like vocal isolation and mastering) appointed Charlie Puth as its chief music officer earlier this month, with the singer serving as a consultant for the company’s creative and product direction.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Raman had a commanding lead in a field of five major candidates, with 33% of voters supporting her, while Bass trailed at 17%.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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At 132 feet, the 40P is larger and more commanding, offering additional space and slightly flashier features.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although based on the Sanskrit Ramayana attributed to Valmiki, Tulsidas’s work is a theological reenvisioning in which Rama appears throughout as the supreme god rather than as a heroic human figure.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Demonstrators gather under a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on Thursday.—
Katherine Doyle,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just last month it was reported that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers organiser, raped women and girls, and Noam Chomsky—one of the left’s foremost intellectuals whose most popular book is called Manufacturing Consent—is right there on the Epstein private jet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The number of people with severe acute malnutrition, the most dangerous and deadly kind, is expected to increase to 800,000, the world’s foremost experts on food security, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, said in February.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Again, women played a leading role.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Players like redshirt junior Boen Phelps, expected to be the Broncos’ leading linebacker in 2026, have to deal with tackling the human bowling balls that are running backs Sire Gaines and Dylan Riley.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Clayton Seigle, a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told ABC News that spoofing or manipulating the tracking system can obscure a vessel's origins, destination and cargo.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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On this day, volunteers drove flowers to a senior living center, where the act of kindness overwhelmed resident Carmela Kemper.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That group does not include top prospect Jaxon Wiggins, who went on the IL at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday with right elbow inflammation.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Spoon the berries and juices over the yogurt and top with granola.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Traditionally, the attorney general’s principal responsibility is to defend the state in civil lawsuits, when a criminal conviction is appealed or if a law is challenged.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Instead of adjusting the bond’s principal value, inflation is incorporated into the bond’s rate of return.—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Presiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiding. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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