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governor

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


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"And lastly, we need to mobilise financial resources - they must be made available," the governor said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Independent expenditures supporting Steyer’s bid for governor have been minimal compared with the record-breaking $212 million Steyer has donated to his own campaign as of Monday, according to the California secretary of state’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Most of those killed and missing were young women born between 2003 and 2008, according to a list of casualties published by the Moscow-backed governor of occupied Lugansk, Leonid Pasechnik.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

But the governor cast the commutation as a defense of free speech, claiming that Peters had been punished “for having strange beliefs.”

From Slate • May 23, 2026

By the summer of 1981, there were three proposals for a national monument before the US Congress: one from Susan’s group, one from the Forest Service, and one from Washington’s new governor, John Spellman.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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