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mayor

[mey-er, mair] / ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər /




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She was thought to have ambitions to stand again before throwing her weight behind the former Greater Manchester mayor, who is a longstanding friend and ally.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

And she denied that he was "unprepared or inexperienced" because of his nine years away from Westminster while Greater Manchester mayor.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

But Skid Row sits just a few blocks from the seat of city authority, and nobody has more power or responsibility to address the decades-long human catastrophe on Skid Row than the mayor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

"I do continue to consider the conversion of office space into residential space as part of our answer to the housing crisis," the New York mayor said.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Bertha told me a story about some old man named Cooter who used to be the mayor of Colby.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor




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