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Some water utilities are run by elected leaders, others aren’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The investigation examined potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by the multistate mining operations largely run by Justice’s son, Jay, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The police interview then addressed a meeting that Sir Jeffrey attended in the 1990s at the Christian Family Centre in Armoy in County Antrim, run by Davey and Linda Hoy.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

These accounts allow investors to maintain direct ownership of their digital assets, but have them run by a professional portfolio manager according to a customized strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

He has found a new job, not in Paris or the Netherlands, not in art or preaching, but in teaching, at a boys’ boarding school run by a minister on the eastern coast of England.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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