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usher

[uhsh-er] / ˈʌʃ ər /




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This band of rain and cloud will usher in much cooler air, setting the scene for a distinctly autumnal Wednesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

With this new test, SpaceX hopes to usher in an "exciting new phase" of development that will include, among other things, tests of refueling the rocket in orbit.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Clarity Act, a landmark bill meant to usher digital assets into wider use, collapsed after U.S. senators officially voted it down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Tesla built hype ahead of the Cybercab event, which Musk said would usher in a “storm of Cybercabs” across Austin, Texas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Though it was off-hours, Calvin was savvy enough to usher this celebrated man and his friend in to meet the ladies.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

As California ushers in its certification label, she said, other states could adopt similar certification programs or develop their own definitions of ultraprocessed foods while a uniform federal definition is still in the works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Every day, diligent ushers stood like bouncers at the court's heavy, soundproof doors.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Ships float off the coast throughout the year, but autumn ushers in one of the biggest sailing regattas on the Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The formal declaration of Fujimori's win brings one of Peru's tightest leadership contests of all time to a close and ushers in the Andean nation's ninth president in a decade.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

He ushers me quickly inside, then leads me to his living room, where Hammie and Roshan have already gathered.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Still, I was curious to test their capabilities, so Pinkerton ushered a robot to my kitchen sink, where I had assembled a small selection of dishes that I deemed expendable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

One when another newly confident leader, David Cameron, ushered in the modern Tory party on the conference stage in front of digitally produced green foliage and sunlight.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The condemned woman was "loudly snoring, clearly very alive" as the journalists were ushered out of the area, Chandler told CBS.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pruett ushered them inside, fed them and sent them away with some cash — after making them wash their own dishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nali ushered Nathan back into the mobile home and toward his hard mattress.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

That erased hopes in the private-equity industry that 2026 was ushering in a dealmaking rebound and long-held portfolio companies could finally be unloaded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“The terminals are old! They weren’t meant for this,” a tired CTA employee explained, kindly ushering us through the stroller entrance as the next train rumbled toward the platform.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Carter is widely credited with ushering the “Born This Way” singer into superstardom in the aughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"It's the end of the glitter," professed president Nasser Al-Khelaifi after years of lavish spending, ushering out the "flashy, bling-bling" era.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the weeks he’d spent mentoring Clare, he’d even spoken minimally—revealing very little outside of the duties and expectations that came with ushering.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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