presiding

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The presiding judge, Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan, had himself previously been sentenced to death by the regime he will now judge.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The presiding judge said in her bail decision that the allegedly "bad relationship" between father and son, driven by Jonathan Andic's "obsession... with money", was part of the evidence presented by investigators.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Filosa succeeded Carlos Tavares, the founding chief executive who left Stellantis in December 2024 after presiding over worsening performance in the U.S. market and the large electric-vehicle investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Investors will soon be weighing whether to buy into that chaos, with Altman still presiding over it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

In the distance she could see the pale spires of the palace, windows lit with hundreds of candles in the dark night, presiding over the merriment in the Square like a distant, decorous Fairy Queen.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo