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After 20 years as physical education department chair, Jurupa Valley girls’ flag football head coach Giselle Kendall is retiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

It isn’t surprising that the first notable leader to make the leap in modern memory came from Cuba, an island you can reach from Florida with a suitably kitted-out lawn chair.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

"The new limit enables us to design optimum search strategies in the future," said Michael Meyer, a senior co-author of the study and chair of the University of Michigan's astronomy department.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Local Government Association chair Eamonn O'Brien called for a re-set of relations between the government and local councils across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mr. Haber set down a letter opener and pushed his chair back a few inches.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

This means it would also be a time of nervousness for delegates as they look around the room with its "empty chairs" following the scale of recent purges within the Party.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Pattie Gray, 66, who chairs the county Republican Party and watched Braun stump at the train depot, said Braun’s legislative and military experience made her view him as a “natural fit” for the seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Computer-science professors and department chairs maintain that computer-science degrees are still valuable and that the major will remain attractive to students.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Dimon temporarily chairs the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure, a coalition of about 50 companies that vets open-source code and strengthens security across a range of sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A pine table about four feet square sat in the middle of that platform, surrounded by five or six chairs.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Mediawan has already established a foothold in Hollywood by acquiring companies such as Plan B, chaired by Brad Pitt, at the end of 2022, and The North Road Company in early 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

One of Delrahim’s first moves was to tap Jon Leibowitz, who chaired the Federal Trade Commission under President Barack Obama, as an outside antitrust adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Irwin has represented California’s 42nd and 44th Assembly Districts since 2014 and has chaired legislative committees on climate change, cybersecurity, veterans affairs and taxation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Etihad is owned by sovereign wealth fund L'Imad which is chaired by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the son of the UAE president.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the 1930s, she chaired a panel on the future of feminism.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Countries negotiating a world-first treaty to limit plastic pollution are less divided than before and a deal could be agreed in March, the diplomat chairing the talks told AFP on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Fox’s own Washington bureau chief, Bryan Boughton, who happened to be chairing the pool this week, sent the note announcing the shutdown.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The PM has been chairing a high-level meeting on the hospital fire, and has expressed "deep anger" at some officials, the information ministry said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Besides chairing the Senate’s Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, Allen also is running in November’s election to be the state’s next insurance commissioner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Sorry, Flora. You know I’m chairing the principals’ conference this year, and it’s just details, details, details.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman