preside
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Although it was clear that America was under attack, the chief justice went to preside over the Judicial Conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
O'Neill was back by January, trying to preside over a chaotic transfer window while picking up the pieces of a badly damaged league campaign.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
That’s when Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee, is expected to preside over his first meeting as the new chairman.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
It’s a two-year term to preside over Southern Section Council meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The next day, Serber and Oppie boarded a train to Washington for a GAC meeting, at which Oppenheimer would preside and Serber would give a presentation on the proposed heavy-water reactor.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Now he’s married with seven kids and presides over something of an online personal-finance empire that includes an app, books, workshops and social-media communities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Consider the decision from the 6th Circuit, which incorporated Consumers’ Research into its reasoning, and which presides over Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
In Texas, the county judge presides over and votes in the county’s commissioner court, which handles county government administration.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
André De Shields, Tony-winning royalty, presides over this Jellicle Ball in the role of Old Deuteronomy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Down by the depot, the postmistress, a gaunt woman who wears a rawhide jacket and denims and cowboy boots, presides over a falling-apart post office.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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The hearing is where the debasement gets acknowledged, years late, under fluorescent lights, by the people who presided over it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Walgren had presided earlier this year over the trial related to the 2018 killing at the same building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He presided over the program’s best-ever stretch, with a 65% win rate over two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Leavitt's tenure as press secretary saw a revival of regular briefings that had petered out during the first term, but she presided over sea change on White House interactions with journalists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Darwin’s son Leonard Darwin presided over the meeting; Karl Pearson worked closely with Darwin on the program.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Justices were expected to “ride the circuits”—to spend part of each year hearing appeals and presiding over trials in the geographical circuits they represented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage," the presiding judge said, according to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He was freed after his conviction was overturned on procedural grounds, with the presiding judge also later ruled to have been biased.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A dissent by presiding Justice Alison Tucher concluded the majority misread the proposition, which she said must adhere to the state’s civil rights laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Anyway, the presiding judge said he was going to proceed with the calling of witnesses.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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