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governor

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


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“That’s my gut. And I feel like that’s what happened to us on Caruso and possibly why he didn’t run” for governor this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She claimed that in 2001, when I was a White House aide,I asked her to gather evidence against the state’s then governor, Don Siegelman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

If he wins in November, he will be the first Republican governor in 15 years to run the liberal-leaning US state.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Reform leader Nigel Farage has called on X to act over a series of fake, AI-generated adverts which depict him fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Secretary of State James Monroe, another slaveholder and former governor of Virginia, is elected the fifth president.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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