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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, will be set to be Democrats’ standard-bearer to flip the seat.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Naqvi, a poster-boy of late-20th-century globalization, was a notable standard-bearer for this mission.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Its lithium battery technology remains the standard-bearer for the industry.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Waterboy chef, Rick Mahan, is the standard-bearer of the city’s farm-to-fork scene.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Naqvi, a poster-boy of late-20th-century globalization, was a notable standard-bearer for this mission.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Its lithium battery technology remains the standard-bearer for the industry.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Waterboy chef, Rick Mahan, is the standard-bearer of the city’s farm-to-fork scene.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for standard-bearer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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The move suggests a broader shift in Tehran, where a new generation of leaders is increasingly abandoning the cautious, reactive approach that long defined the Islamic Republic’s strategy towards its adversaries.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Bains, backed by Democratic Party leaders and major labor organizations, ran as a more moderate Democrat with a healthcare background who occasionally broke with her party on Assembly votes.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The best outcome for a bondholder is that the borrower pays the coupon and returns the principal, which is exactly what the price already assumes.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Ferrari was without team principal Fred Vasseur, who missed qualifying for medical reasons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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With the North Koreans and the Chinese military bearing down on Incheon in 1951, Casillas was ordered by his superiors to destroy all vital structures in Incheon to keep the infrastructure from falling into enemy hands.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Abts sent an email to his superiors, and a human resources supervisor, about Husband’s disturbing, uncharacteristic behavior.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth attends a church affiliated with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative Reformed denomination whose theology differs sharply from that of the LDS Church.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Visiting North Korea gives Xi another chance to show himself as an agile powerbroker able to engage a diverse cast of leaders, from the chief of the world’s most powerful democracy to an autocrat with a sanctions-defying weapons regime.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Then general manager Les Snead engineered the deal for Garrett, sending edge rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and future second- and third-round picks to the Cleveland Browns for a player who has 125 ½ sacks in nine seasons.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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In the lawsuit, council members Adam Bazaldua, Paula Blackmon, and Cara Mendelsohn say the city manager, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, and city secretary, Bilierae Johnson, violated the Texas Open Meetings Act, the city charter, and the city's requirements for a transparent government.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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In the technically nonpartisan state superintendent race, Richard Barrera, President of the San Diego Unified School Board, will face Sonja Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified school board.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The superintendent says last week, a phrase supporting Hitler was scrawled in an eighth-grade bathroom.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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And in the past, the community has acted as stewards of the site.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Their biology is dictated by their human overseers, who prioritize efficiency over quality of life.—
Jacqueline Goldblatt,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2026
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Additionally, Puck insiders shared that Yellowstone mastermind and overseer Taylor Sheridan wasn't happy with Feehan's work on season 1.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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