1
as in governing
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 operating
to look after and make decisions about
he presides over a vast communications empire
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Still, Alex Bores, a computer scientist and New York Assembly member prominent in the state’s legislative debate over AI, which culminated in a comprehensive bill governing the technology, said AI is a natural field to regulate.—
Darius Tahir,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Mandelson is considered an elder statesman of the governing Labour Party in the UK and has denied any criminal wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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Knox began working as the coalition’s chief operating officer in June 2022.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The health beat takes her inside operating rooms, laboratories and clinics to tell the story of health care from a human perspective.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Legal scholar Bradley, whose work was actually cited in the dissent, said the majority opinion got it right in ruling the IEEPA statute did not give presidential authority to implement tariffs without congressional approval.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bondi, however, appeared confused about which case the court was ruling on this week.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Local departments of social services were also cited for weaknesses in managing bank accounts, following procurement rules, monitoring contracts and ensuring lawful disbursements.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Other lifestyle habits like staying active, getting enough sleep, and managing stress may lower your risk of disease, too.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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To achieve that, supervising sound editor Nelson Ferreira recorded Elordi’s ADR at a high resolution of 96K to enable Robitaille to push and distort the voice without adding artifacts.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Team player representatives, the overall group supervising negotiations, voted 26-4 in favor, leaving the overall ballot at 26-12 for ratification.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Brennan Center at NYU has compiled pages of federal efforts to undermine voting, from dismantling the agency overseeing election cybersecurity to attacking law firms that protect voting rights.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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America 250, an entity created by Congress, is also overseeing an array of events.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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Restaurant workers handling dead roaches and not noticing enough rodent poop to fill a human toilet lowlight this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants failing inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Businesses handling sensitive data demand stable and predictable outputs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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In April 2025, Dane announced he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body.—
Maria Sherman,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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That said, our primary focus for aligning the organization with our long-term goals remains disciplined workforce management, meaning prioritizing voluntary departures while carefully controlling recruitment for replacements and new roles.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Presiding (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiding%20%28over%29. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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