presiding
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The judge presiding over the case ordered a hearing on Wednesday, where both sides will argue why the charges should stand or be dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Little wonder, after leading United back to the Champions League so unexpectedly last season, Carrick is presiding over a club whose supporters feel deflated, even if he does not recognise that.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Justices were expected to “ride the circuits”—to spend part of each year hearing appeals and presiding over trials in the geographical circuits they represented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Global economic leaders are now presiding over rising anxiety in financial markets at a particularly lousy moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But the presiding judge asked me if I had anything to say.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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