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president

[prez-i-duhnt] / ˈprɛz ɪ dənt /


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The company also named a new president of its U.S. business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Fifa president also planned to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors but scrapped the proposal due to opposition.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

A member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, she had served as the secretary of the interior under former president Joe Biden, the first Native American to serve as a US cabinet secretary.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

“I’m humbled by the support of the voters,” said Doug Coates, president of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112, which spearheaded the measure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The spirit of her husband, the assassinated president, appears with his hands resting on her shoulders.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Foreign policy is the one area in which lame-duck US presidents still have wide-ranging powers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“No one wants to talk about that. None of the other presidents wanted to touch it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

George Mason spoke of the “corruptibility” of presidents as a primary justification for impeachment.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

The sanctions are intended to reinforce the Washington Accords, signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in December 2025 under US mediation.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Before the Civil War, five sitting presidents vacationed there, as did judges, lawyers, diplomats, slaveholders, and merchants—mostly from Southern states.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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