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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
The Democrats have only so much time to figure out who their own standard-bearer will be.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
But the code red alert reveals a real concern within OpenAI that the $500 billion company could lose its position as the standard-bearer and pacesetter for generative AI technology.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The entire hour is a fascinating, glorious middle finger to various forms of bodily shame, and with Tolev stomping around the stage in huge black combat boots and a pleather jumpsuit, female too-muchness gets a new standard-bearer.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the country remains a standard-bearer for oil, both in business and at the diplomatic negotiating table.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
But the code red alert reveals a real concern within OpenAI that the $500 billion company could lose its position as the standard-bearer and pacesetter for generative AI technology.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The entire hour is a fascinating, glorious middle finger to various forms of bodily shame, and with Tolev stomping around the stage in huge black combat boots and a pleather jumpsuit, female too-muchness gets a new standard-bearer.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the country remains a standard-bearer for oil, both in business and at the diplomatic negotiating table.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
Noun
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The city’s been the leader in that area for almost a year.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Hickman Mills School District is currently about $14 million in debt, a figure which district leaders attribute partly to financial mismanagement and partly to recent changes to the Jackson County property tax assessment cycle.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The union represents around 3,000 principals, assistant principals, classified managers and school administrators across the district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Dovlation is proud of what’s been accomplished during his 10-year tenture at the school, five as principal, following another five as vice principal.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The younger Altman was ousted in February 1998 for failing to tell his superiors about the existence of a controversial videotape that showed firefighters drinking beer and using racial slurs at a firehouse retirement party, the Tribune previously reported.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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All three had been asked by their superiors to replace the plates on their cars but refused, McNicholas said.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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As party chief, Lam has led Vietnam’s biggest bureaucratic overhaul since the 1980s, cutting jobs, merging ministries, redrawing provincial boundaries and advancing major infrastructure projects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Kansas City police chief and former FBI agent Lear Reed was on a campaign to clean up the police force and remove the lingering influences of Pendergast.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lucas went on to further distance his office from the review, pointing to the fact that Kozakiewicz was a city employee who reported to the city manager instead of the mayor.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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School boards hire superintendents, oversee educational funds and set some school policies.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Texas Education Agency tapped Licata as superintendent of Fort Worth school district on March 24 as part of its takeover after a campus received five consecutive years of failing grades in the state’s annual accountability ratings.—
Samuel O’Neal
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the same period of time, Congress has to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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While the model still lacks the judgment or taste of its human overseers, executives don’t expect that gap to last long.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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