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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
Noun
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The crowd includes top business leaders, including Apple’s Tim Cook and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senior defender Peyton Johnson, Elizabeth’s older sister, is Oswego’s other team leader.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The board is composed of athletic directors, principals, and superintendents.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Court filings describe him as one of the longest-serving principals in the city school system.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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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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The two Lake Forest public school districts are preparing for the 2026–27 school year with the hiring of a new safety chief and a future high school athletic director.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The second movie, which brought back the original director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, picks up as Hathaway’s Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine as a features editor under Streep’s all-powerful editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Store managers by and large received them warmly but said that sourcing decisions were above their pay grade.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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And so the Braves improved to 25-10 under first-year manager Walt Weiss for the best record in baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.—
Ariel Gilreath,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In response to an inquiry about the search, the district directed the Star-Telegram to its superintendent search page that was updated on April 9.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mortenson initially got involved with the Will County preserves after asking a friend about his work as a steward in the district.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Hire better investors, stewards, and benefactors of the people’s trust.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 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 10 May. 2026.
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