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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
Not with the 2028 presidential election already looming large for Democratic hopefuls as the party desperately seeks a standard-bearer to compete in a post-Trump political landscape.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Buyers have eyes for the Russell 2000 , which has somehow become the go-to standard-bearer of defensive money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The Democrats have only so much time to figure out who their own standard-bearer will be.
—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
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Buyers have eyes for the Russell 2000 , which has somehow become the go-to standard-bearer of defensive money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The Democrats have only so much time to figure out who their own standard-bearer will be.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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The detentions come after a handful of other arrests months earlier, but Fúnez has long been pinpointed by local environmental and religious leaders as the man who spearheaded the assassination.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Unlike other Western leaders—and the foreign-policy establishment in Washington—Sánchez sees China in more pragmatic terms rather than as necessarily a strategic rival.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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McCray was indicted for manslaughter and principal to felony hazing, and Thurman was indicted for principal to felony hazing and three counts of obstruction of justice.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Duncan’s daughter attends a private high school that so reliably sends its students to Stanford that even its principal isn’t above committing a bit of fraud to insure her own daughter’s place there.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to superiors at the DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
1 May 2026
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Lower-ranking officers were able to tell their superiors what wasn’t going well and argue forcefully for changing course.—
Cody Turner,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Investigators are working to determine a motive, but the San Diego police chief described the killings as a possible hate crime.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The selection of Doral’s police chief falls under the authority of City Manager Zeida Sardiñas, though the City Council must approve the employment agreement.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Sitting in the Petco Park visiting dugout Monday afternoon, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes would have preferred to be answering a different set of questions about the team’s rotation depth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Wendy Kelly, deputy superintendent at the Redwood City School District, declined to answer questions about Agan’s hiring or say whether the school district was aware he had been accused of misconduct at two previous schools.—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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In March, the school board directed the superintendent to devise a plan to eliminate 3,000 job positions over three years to save about $250 million.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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The son of a ship steward, David Patrick George Burke was born in Liverpool on May 25, 1934.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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The Palau Pledge, stamped into every visitor's passport on arrival, is a legally binding promise to act as a steward of the environment.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Richards has pledged to work closely with Rikers’ new federal overseer, Nicholas Deml.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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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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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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