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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
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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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Jose Alvarado Remembers His New York City Roots At Christ the King Thursday morning, where Arbitello is also the principal, everyone was talking about Alvarado and the Knicks.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The principal, athletic director and coach then discussed the situation, and allegedly allowed the players to vote.—
Ryan Canfield OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The president watched Israel assassinate his colleagues and superiors, faced accusations by ultra-conservative hardline politicians of compliance with Iran’s archenemy, the United States, and even oversaw a massive crackdown on protests.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Gradually, Nawal skirts the limits of her job and begins her own investigation, entering spaces and conversations her male superiors either can’t, or might not think to.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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The chief told The Times the officer who fired the shot was no longer on the force, and the district attorney’s office was reviewing whether the behavior was criminal in nature.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The second movie, which brought back the original director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, picks up 20 years later as Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine as a features editor under Meryl Streep’s all-powerful editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Dennis Jacobs, the airport manager and director of Bates County Emergency Management, previously told USA TODAY that the incident was the deadliest crash in the airport's roughly 50-year history.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Despite Mike Trout’s strong start to the season and strong stretches from starters José Soriano, Reid Detmers and Walbert Ureña, the Angels have had a worse first half this season with first-year manager Kurt Suzuki at the helm.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 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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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In his view, sovereign wealth funds are no longer just stewards of surplus capital.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 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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