as in chief
highest in rank or authority
a senator who is the presiding member of the armed services committee
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Also in attendance were NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, and Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Google.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
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Beauty as chief financial officer at just 35, Mandy Fields knows a little something about defying limits.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Few materials feel so commanding and permanent as concrete.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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On Monday night, the Magic stunned the Pistons in Central Florida to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a sign of supreme confidence, management raised full-year capex guidance to as much as $190 billion — a jaw-dropping figure that signals Alphabet is playing for generational dominance, not quarterly optics.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Khamenei has not been seen in public since taking over as supreme leader following the killing of his father in the war’s opening airstrikes.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Dhawan is considered one of India’s foremost filmmakers in the comedy genre.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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One of the nation's foremost civic reenactment organizations and historical societies, the Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.—
Eric Fisher,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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With a five-year survival rate of 13%, pancreatic cancer is on track to become the second leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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Munetaka Murakami hit his MLB-leading 13th home run of the season — a three-run blast — as the Chicago White Sox began May with an 8-2 victory against the San Diego Padres.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Rolder was committed to play baseball at Illinois before receiving a late wave of football recruiting interest as a senior, eventually leading him to sign with Michigan.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Marist wins Smack Attack in making return to top spot of rankings, while Argo also joins the fray.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The top charge is a misdemeanor punishable by a $250 fine, up to 30 days in jail or both.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Upon his death Keiko Fujimori assumed an even more central role as the principal representative of his political legacy.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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The cost to hire one police officer to patrol a school on a part-time basis would be $150,000 per year, an amount that is well above teacher and principal salaries, Rigg said.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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“Presiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiding. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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