Thesaurus results for STAGE-MANAGING

stage-managing

verb

present participle of stage-manage

as in protecting

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The agency, which is charged with protecting the president, not only began following Comey, but tracked his location through his phone.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Saxony’s culture ministry added that the security systems protecting the collections remained fully intact.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

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C-suite leaders become responsible not for micromanaging every individual decision, but for architecting and monitoring how well the overall AI system performs over time.

— Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

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Nvidia has spearheaded the Open Secure AI Alliance, a new coalition of industry leaders including Microsoft and IBM, dedicated to developing open-source tools for safeguarding AI software and agents.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
At the time, Cucinelli touted the potential of Callimacus, named after the Greek scholar and poet, praised by the entrepreneur and designer also for his role of cataloguing and safeguarding the vast collection of the great Library of Alexandria.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

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At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Having a humble heart opens the door to a life filled with divine Love guarding and guiding us every step of the way.

— Linda Berckmann, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

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For context, the median private SaaS company generates about $141,000 of revenue per employee, while the leading AI-native companies are running at twenty times that or more.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Washington is in the midst of a record-setting statewide drought, leading the governor to issue a statewide burn ban on Saturday.

— Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

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