Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearers
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Minneapolis leaders are pushing for state law enforcement to be part of a joint investigation with the FBI into Wednesday's shooting.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Last January, Navajo leaders advised citizens to carry their Certificate of Indian Blood or tribal identification card.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Mag Bay, whose principals launched Cabo Yachts back in the 1990s, was almost hidden at the show among the other high-end offshore boats.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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What state law, education professors say Conservators have the power to direct, approve or disapprove actions of the board of trustees, superintendent and campus principals, according to state law.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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At Gracie O'Malley's in Wicker Park, fans and managers are thrilled for playoff football to return.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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And is there really a lack of top-class managers up for grabs for Premier League clubs in 2026, as my colleague Michael Cox argues?—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The two worked together on Anderson’s most recent film, The Phoenician Scheme, for which Sharp sourced original paintings by such masters as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and René Magritte for the art collection owned by Zsa-Zsa Korda (played by Benicio Del Toro).—
Stephanie Sporn,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hughes is a certified personal trainer with a masters in holistic nutrition and about 20 years of experience helping clients get strong with weights.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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That simple reaction, rooted in empathy, quickly became a point of conflict with her superiors.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carter said her superiors watched the security footage for most of the night in case the fire spread across the CSX rail yard that separates them from Grade Lane, where much of the damage is concentrated.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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Human supervisors will monitor early deployments, and training Atlas for a new task typically takes only a day or two.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Police officers documented the interaction after speaking with supervisors.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Prison overseers intended the yards to be safe havens from the cutthroat prison politics that beset most main yards.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the seven-member volunteer commission — long expected to take the reins from OPD’s federal overseers — still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland’s complex bureaucratic tangles.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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School boards work with school superintendents and other administrators to make policies for schools.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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On September 25, 43 former park superintendents sent a letter to Doug Burgum urging him to close the national parks in the event of a government shutdown.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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