presiding

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Presiding over the baddies, Jared Leto’s blue-skinned, caped, literally boneheaded man-demon Skeletor is meant to be the fiercest of antagonists, but even his own henchmen find his signature evil cackle to be a bit laughable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Presiding magnificently over a grand staircase is Clément Ader’s Avion III, from 1897, one of the earliest airplanes, though it isn’t certain it ever left the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Presiding over the signing of a major trade deal alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen broke into a large smile.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Presiding over the service was Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV and whose devotion to Guadalupe is such that he was consecrated as a bishop 11 years ago this Dec. 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Presiding over all was Widow Daventry, louder to my ears than all the people combined.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi