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[seen-yer] / ˈsin jər /




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Richard Charter, an Ocean Foundation senior fellow, told me in Bodega a decade ago that the California coast is “a public miracle” that was protected by ordinary people who saw it as “a global treasure.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026

A senior Labour figure told me: "She'd underestimated the desire for radical change, and lacked political nous on key decisions like winter fuel."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF strategist Eric Balchunas raised the question in a report published earlier this week, while several popular investing podcasts have also tackled the topic recently.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

McCormick had served on the EAC since 2014 and previously worked as a senior trial attorney in the voting section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026

While in the Adams partnership Jefferson was the younger man, he was senior to Madison.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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