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chair

[chair] / tʃɛər /
NOUN
single-seat furniture
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French President Emmanuel Macron will chair a crisis cabinet meeting Monday morning to discuss the wildfires ravaging several areas of southwest France, his office said.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

“These are all topics that the Fed chair should be addressing,” Daco said in an interview with Bloomberg.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

American businesses have navigated Trump’s trade war nimbly, said Rich Lesser, chair of Boston Consulting Group.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

She deflected when asked Friday about her responsibility for citywide homelessness, as chair of the city’s housing and homelessness committee.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

He would be sitting in his chair, Karli on his knee, and hardly saying a word.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Jeannie Cameron, who chairs the committee, said the funds would be applied directly to customers' bills.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Since then, Supply Co. has released tees, caps and random items such as rice cookers and folding chairs to commemorate company off sites and research and product milestones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Both have pretty plants, chairs for al fresco dining - and one of the UK's busiest motorways.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

I drew nearer to the desk and placed my hands on the back of one of the chairs.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

OpenAI’s board is chaired by Bret Taylor, the former co-CEO of Salesforce and chief executive of the AI startup Sierra.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Eddie Comeaux, a UC Riverside professor who chaired the system’s admissions board in 2020 when it recommended keeping the tests, said a committee had “significant” divisions on testing even though it ultimately favored it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

He also chaired the committee that elects McKinsey’s senior partners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Dr Kirkup chaired maternity reviews in Morecambe Bay and East Kent, and found the practice caused harm in both areas.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Grabarek’s mayoral rival, Watts Carr, Jr., chaired the eleven-man body, which included two blacks.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

Josh Newman, 61, has been a state senator, including chairing the education committee, and a technology company executive.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

The first G20 Summit was held in Washington under the leadership of President George W. Bush; in 2008, there was little, if any, debate about the U.S. chairing the gathering and the recovery coalition.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

In the days leading up to the charrette, Durham’s two white newspapers also featured several in-depth stories about the event, many of them focusing on the odd couple chairing it.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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