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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Yet public concerns remain that there aren’t enough regulations governing when or how AI should be used, and that the technology would replace jobs and leave too many Californians unemployed.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026 -
Transcribed interviews have no regulations governing them.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
4 May 2026
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On Wednesday, during Disney’s quarterly earnings call, the new regime led by CEO Josh D’Amaro laid out the vision for operating ABC, FX, Disney Channel, Freeform and the handful of other domestic channels still in the Magic Kingdom.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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The company’s entertainment streaming operation posted an 88% leap in operating income, reaching $582 million.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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That 2024 decision sidestepped the core issues, however, by ruling that the antiabortion doctors behind the case didn’t have legal standing to sue.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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State regulators will have the better part of a year to analyze the 2025 cost reconciliation sought by ComEd before ruling in December.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Spectra has been involved in the downtown Hartford apartment market for more than a decade, developing or managing more than 700 units.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The poll finds Trump is also underwater on managing every issue measured, as two-thirds of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction and Democrats' midterm lead over Republicans has increased slightly to 5 points.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Late in her career, Dale even wound up supervising hospice workers.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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At a Senate confirmation hearing for his new post, senators also questioned him about a role supervising the Weaponization Working Group, a task force established by former Attorney General Pam Bondi to root out alleged instances of political bias in the department under President Joe Biden.—
Andrew Graham
April 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Officials with the Interior Department apparently asked the NFL team’s charitable foundation last month about overseeing Langston Golf Course in Northeast Washington, as the golf course is less than a mile from the team’s future home at the former RFK Stadium site.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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During this period members of her party sought to remove the attorney general overseeing the investigation.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Rai Cinema International Distribution, which is handling world sales, will unveil first footage in Cannes, with the production slated for completion in the fourth quarter of the year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Endorphins and serotonin spike, and over time the brain gets better at handling stressful conditions.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her fury at Helios employees being treated so shabbily is matched only by her disbelief at Ger and his crew’s recklessness in allowing the consoles monitoring and controlling all of Happy Valley’s life-support systems and communications with the Titan mission unstaffed.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The study introduces a novel method for controlling quantum harmonic oscillators — systems that mimic vibrating objects such as springs or pendulums at the subatomic level.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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“Presiding (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiding%20%28over%29. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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