mayor
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“We know very well that Batanes is ours,” said Joseph Cultura, the mayor of Itbayat, the island chain’s northernmost municipality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Despite the curiosity generated by his name, local media noted that Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez had been elected mayor of Yúngar in 2018.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“What is surprising is if the mayor thought that somehow he could walk between the raindrops,” Hirsch said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani said it was an "unconscionable and incredibly serious situation".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“He’s like the mayor of our block. He’d never leave.”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
“For mayors, it’s always been more about contending with, rather than controlling the NYPD,” said Bagga.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Earlier this month, it was announced that regional mayors in England would gain new powers to charge an uncapped levy on overnight stays for visitors.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
All the recent L.A. mayors I’ve known had their faults and failures, whether the task was filling potholes, building out transit or addressing the high cost of housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham last week unveiled plans to let regional mayors slap a tax on hotel stays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There was something about the mayors of towns that troubled him.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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