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governor

[guhv-er-ner, -uh-ner] / ˈgʌv ər nər, -ə nər /


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They are also calling on the state governor, Bill Lee, to downgrade Pike's punishment to the lesser sentence of life in prison without parole.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The department also sponsored legislation signed by the governor last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Speaking in Turkey, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said more interest-rate hikes will be needed if economic data come in as expected, but he sees some flexibility on timing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Alexei Tsydenov, governor of the neighbouring Buryatia region, said in a social media post that a woman in the Irkutsk region had "died of plague", before editing the post to add the word "possibly".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 1809 Indiana’s territorial governor, William Henry Harrison, badgered and bribed a few destitute Delaware, Miami, and Potawatomi individuals to sign the Treaty of Fort Wayne.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Prison governors in England and Wales have been warned against using unsafe cells to cope with overcrowding, according to documents leaked to the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

On the macro front, attention will shift to next week’s jobs report, though interventions from Fed governors will be watched this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Powell remains on the central bank’s board of governors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

"That works beautifully as long as everyone agrees the accelerator stays pinned to the floor. It becomes more complicated when the top dogs running the biggest AI engines start discussing speed governors."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The suffragists started their state ratification campaigns by reaching out to governors and urging them to consider the amendment.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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