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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
And now here was the standard-bearer of the Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, agenda elevating her work.
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Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
Cuomo, age 67 and one of the last powerful men to succumb to the #MeToo movement, is an unlikely standard-bearer for a Democratic Party desperate to move on from the miseries of the past decade, but New York politics isn’t famous for its uncomplicated options.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 17 June 2025
Scott wrapped up a final bogey, tipped his cap, shook hands with his group’s standard-bearers and walked off into yet another void.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 June 2025
At the nexus of these efforts by the administration is a push to centralize ever-greater power at the federal level, never mind that Republicans have long been the standard-bearers for the federalist principle of states’ rights.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
Cuomo, age 67 and one of the last powerful men to succumb to the #MeToo movement, is an unlikely standard-bearer for a Democratic Party desperate to move on from the miseries of the past decade, but New York politics isn’t famous for its uncomplicated options.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 17 June 2025
Scott wrapped up a final bogey, tipped his cap, shook hands with his group’s standard-bearers and walked off into yet another void.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 June 2025
At the nexus of these efforts by the administration is a push to centralize ever-greater power at the federal level, never mind that Republicans have long been the standard-bearers for the federalist principle of states’ rights.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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Finally, leading up, your leaders need to start with the understanding that the ego has to stay outside the door.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Mike Lé Han’s next psychological horror, Don’t Look Inside, has set its principal cast before kicking off production this fall in Minnesota.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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Among them, El Camino Creek School Principal Jodi Greenberger spoke out on behalf of herself and the eight other principals in the district, sharing that the leadership team does not support the addition of a charter school.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Car chases were as reliable a trope as the maverick officer with his own moral code mouthing off to superiors, or the battle-scarred veteran who’s seen it all and just wants to eat donuts and make it to retirement.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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There was always the risk that he could be associated with more strident calls for change and earn the ire of his superiors.—
JOSEPH TORIGIAN,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Throughout the war in Gaza, Israel has conducted a number of operations killing Axis of Resistance leaders, including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Political Bureau chief Yayha Sinwar.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, said intelligence chief Gen. Mohammad Kazemi and two other generals were the latest killed, Iran’s state TV reported Sunday night.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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If a manager violates this requirement, the association may terminate the management contract.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Bench coach Ray Montgomery took over on June 20 as the acting — now interim — manager as the Angels entered Friday winners in seven of their last 10 games.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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As of last weekend, investigators were exploring whether Boelter and the victims knew each other, according to Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 June 2025
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He'll be joined by Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson; the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Drew Evans; and local law enforcement officials, his office said.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
16 June 2025
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Producers include longtime franchise stewards Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, with Spielberg and Denis Stewart exec producing.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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It’s meant to thrill, not replicate a steward’s report.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The overseers of funds and investments for California, Illinois and half a dozen other states cite Tesla’s sagging stock, disappointing first-quarter deliveries and surge of trade-ins by vehicle owners as being among their causes for concern.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The company has also pledged to work transparently with an independent overseer appointed by the court to evaluate the deal’s effects on consumer privacy, with a report due to the bankruptcy court in June.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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