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chair

[chair] / tʃɛər /
NOUN
single-seat furniture
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She joked that later in life when she saw her, by now, much older husband snoozing in his chair at home, she thought Jolene "can have him now... where's Jolene when you need her?!"

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Shiv Pabary, chair of the British Dental Association's General Dental Practice Committee, says the situation is "the direct result of choices made by successive governments".

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

While chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee, Raman established monitoring of all the city’s spending on homelessness and tracking of 35 key performance metrics to see how effective the city’s investments are.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

On Monday afternoon, MBS and Macron are to chair the first meeting of the Saudi-French strategic partnership council.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

He leaned forward, the too-small chair groaning beneath his weight.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"I can't say the feelings are very good," she said, walking through her old classroom, chairs now covered in dust.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Like other recent Fed chairs, Warsh has so far refrained from commenting on fiscal policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

When you first step into South Hall, to your immediate right is “the bubble”—a barred enclosure fitted with chairs, a desk, a telephone, and a microwave.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The temporary walls and roofs, the tables and chairs, the music.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

“That doesn’t seem to matter,” she said as Callaway ushered us over to the part of the room that had ten simulation chairs set up.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

A new "waste crime crackdown group", chaired by Environment Secretary Angela Eagle, will bring regulators and law enforcement together in a bid to dismantle criminal operations.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee, which she has chaired since 2023, according to people familiar with the situation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

However, there is a "deeper problem," according to Martijn Rasser, vice president for technology at the Special Competitive Studies Project, a think tank founded and chaired by former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Mr. Koonin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, is a National Academy of Sciences member and chaired the NRC Divisional Committee for Engineering and Physical Sciences from 2014 to 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The General Advisory Committee, still chaired by Oppenheimer, was also leaning toward a second lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

As host, Macron was officially chairing the summit but Trump left no doubt over who he believed was in charge.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Later this week, Kevin Warsh will be chairing his first Federal Reserve meeting, where the central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

And there was an incident this week while McConnell was chairing his defense appropriations subcommittee hearing.

From Slate May 16, 2026

For his work chairing the board, Taylor received cash and stock compensation of more than $500,000.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 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




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