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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
Yet Marylanders wave it with the enthusiasm of medieval standard-bearers.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
Analysts on both sides of the aisle believe Cornyn would be a stronger general election candidate, although any GOP standard-bearer would be favored given Texas’ strong Republican lean.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Or, is this high-profile loss, and others of recent vintage, for the middle lane of the Democratic Party due more to poor centrist standard-bearers (and enigmatic extremists) rather than the actual political positions themselves?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
And Young Fathers isn’t the only experimental rock band to benefit from the 28 Years Later bump – post-rock standard-bearer Godspeed!
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 June 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2025
Analysts on both sides of the aisle believe Cornyn would be a stronger general election candidate, although any GOP standard-bearer would be favored given Texas’ strong Republican lean.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Or, is this high-profile loss, and others of recent vintage, for the middle lane of the Democratic Party due more to poor centrist standard-bearers (and enigmatic extremists) rather than the actual political positions themselves?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
And Young Fathers isn’t the only experimental rock band to benefit from the 28 Years Later bump – post-rock standard-bearer Godspeed!
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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Trump has signaled Zelensky would not participate in Friday’s summit, though the US president previewed his plans to phone Kyiv immediately after the meeting, along with other European leaders, to brief them.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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But respectful debate has given way to vitriol, amplified by leaders who use division as a political tool.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
Time,
12 Aug. 2025
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Investments in securities are not insured, protected or guaranteed and may result in loss of income and/or principal.—
Daniel Kern,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, returns to Netflix in two parts and introduces new cast members, including Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Steve Buscemi as Nevermore’s new principal and Lady Gaga as a mysterious teacher.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Accessibility and Sustainability There are two room types at the Adler Dolomiti that are wheelchair accessible, the family superior and the double-room superior.—
Tomeka Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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The agent in the Trojan War episode has what’s basically a primitive BlackBerry, able to text messages back to his superiors on another continent.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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Now, the family of Daniel Baxter, Detroit's elections department's chief of operations, owns the home through his organization, the Ossian H. Sweet Foundation.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Who are the candidates for Fort Worth police chief?—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Aug. 2025
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Make a player or manager available for an interview at half-time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mandatory cuts in Arizona’s Colorado River supplies will remain in place through 2026, federal water managers said Aug. 15, reflecting a poor winter runoff, growing demand and worsening drought.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Her character, Linda, is dealing with a house flood that made her roof cave in, a therapist played by Conan O’Brien who could stand to be better at his job, and being courted by A$AP Rocky’s motel superintendent, who watches weird things on the internet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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After holding a variety of jobs, she was named interim superintendent when Tony Sanders left to become state superintendent of education and was later given the job on a permanent basis in May 2023 at a salary of $282,500.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Paradis Suite where the paintings hang was the recent hotel stay of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, stewards of the private Dean Collection.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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This example of the model has had only two stewards since leaving the factory in Molsheim, France.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
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Yet this happens so rarely that even the greatest overseer of gambling in New York history died because of his gambling debts.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The announcement deepens the business ties between Roger Penske, 88, and Rupert Murdoch, 94, the overseer of the Fox empire.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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