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[pri-zahyd] / prɪˈzaɪd /


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Los Angeles County voters face four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, deciding who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

That’s when Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee, is expected to preside over his first meeting as the new chairman.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 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

Perhaps he would offer to preside over the discussion, as a mediator.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

This alone will have delighted Tuchel, but even more satisfying for the German is that he now presides over an attacking quartet that can pose a threat to any side in world football.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

At the same time, the federal judge in L.A. who presides over the agreement appears poised to appoint a powerful new enforcer to uphold it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

His aunt, Uma Maima, presides in the kitchen all morning, harassing the servants as they squat by the drain scouring the dirty dishes with ash, or pound heaps of spices on slabs that resemble tombstones.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

He’s presided over declines in homicides and violent crime and established a period of relative calm after the stormy Villanueva years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The hearing is where the debasement gets acknowledged, years late, under fluorescent lights, by the people who presided over it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

When any side embarks on the sort of root and branch revolution the Italian presided over this summer, it is inevitable there will be teething problems and time required for understandings and relationships to form.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

This leads to a civil suit argued by the star of “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” and presided over by the leading light of “Mike Tyson Mysteries.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Do you take tea, or coffee, Mr. Gargery?” asked Herbert, who always presided of a morning.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The presiding judge has scheduled a separate hearing for next week to consider various disputed matters, including whether to recommend the brothers be assigned to the same or separate prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Robinson’s lawyers flagged the Polymarket bets to the presiding judge, arguing the wagering was a “morally dubious enterprise” that commodified death-penalty litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

"The unauthorised use of a performer's voice... can be considered an infringement on publicity rights," said presiding judge Aya Takahashi.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The judge presiding over the case ordered a hearing on Wednesday, where both sides will argue why the charges should stand or be dismissed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Imagine the awesome and awful sight of these three sisters pressed together, presiding over his crib, determining his future.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon


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