preside
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O'Neill was back by January, trying to preside over a chaotic transfer window while picking up the pieces of a badly damaged league campaign.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
It’s a two-year term to preside over Southern Section Council meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The pope is scheduled to preside over Mass from that basilica on April 22, the last full day of his trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
On Sunday, Leo will preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square before delivering a typically political blessing which is especially anticipated this year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Prime among these was a narrow strip of concrete on which she had affixed a camera to the railing of the platform where Nazi officials would preside over the ceremony.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Now he’s married with seven kids and presides over something of an online personal-finance empire that includes an app, books, workshops and social-media communities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Consider the decision from the 6th Circuit, which incorporated Consumers’ Research into its reasoning, and which presides over Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
Jerry Brown appointed Draper to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he now presides over high-value business disputes and complex civil matters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The school is divided into different groups, with leaders at each level and a senior leader who presides over the whole school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
It presides over so many vital activities that even the slightest damage to it is fraught with serious consequences.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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He left office in 2010 as a blue-collar hero who presided over a commodity-fueled economic boom that helped lift 30 million people out of poverty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Bahraini has presided over significant growth within the Asian confederation, through the Champions League Elite, Champions League Two, the Challenge League and the Women's Champions League, which was launched in 2024-25.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Al-Khelaifi presided over a name change - to European Football Clubs.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Wall Street endured a painful selloff on Wednesday, as new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh presided over one of the wildest Fed decision days for markets in recent memory.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Slant’s childhood and youth were spent upon a tobacco plantation presided over by a benevolent widow by the name of Croak and her son, who was of Slant’s age.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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The court adjourned until August 27 to check whether the tests "correspond to Diego Armando Maradona or someone else," presiding judge Alberto Gaig said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He cited Burnham’s work as Manchester mayor to better align technical education with local labor-market needs, while presiding over a period of strong economic growth in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the moment, the judges presiding over both cases have allowed the trials to proceed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A dissent by presiding Justice Alison Tucher concluded the majority misread the proposition, which she said must adhere to the state’s civil rights laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
My grandmother still lives in the same home in the Bronx, presiding as ever as the family matriarch.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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