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governor

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


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In his speech last month, Fed governor Miran said he would support selling some securities if they were trading at a profit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The race between Graham Platner and Janet Mills was billed as the showdown of the Democratic primary season: Oysterman vs. governor.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Miller would serve as a regional governor of various Peruvian territories before returning to London in 1826 to write his memoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The law does not require the governor to disclose the basis for their designation, though it does set some parameters around why a group might be recommended for the designation.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Then, after he had served only six and a half years, he was pardoned by the governor of Texas; Middleton had a girlfriend, and Lewis’s family believed that she had bribed authorities.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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