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Recent Examples of governor
The governor hinted that no one, including Trump, will receive special treatment in obtaining a pardon.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Other governors are likewise issuing acts of clemency around the holidays.
—Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
So, the time has come for Healey to hoist the Celtics flag up the State House flagpole, hold a Duck boat parade and then welcome the Celtics to the governor’s office before Boston Mayor Michelle Wu beats her to the punch.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Taganrog is one of the main cities in the southern Rostov region, and its acting governor Yuri Slyusar said that a missile attack damaged an industrial enterprise and cars in its parking lot, without providing further details.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Other governors are likewise issuing acts of clemency around the holidays.
—Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
So, the time has come for Healey to hoist the Celtics flag up the State House flagpole, hold a Duck boat parade and then welcome the Celtics to the governor’s office before Boston Mayor Michelle Wu beats her to the punch.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Taganrog is one of the main cities in the southern Rostov region, and its acting governor Yuri Slyusar said that a missile attack damaged an industrial enterprise and cars in its parking lot, without providing further details.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governor
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This program tends to only have a limited amount of emergency funding available, after which point WIC administrators begin to triage support to individuals with the greatest needs.Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The settlement administrator that verifies claims and assesses them also helps, said Ryan Marth, partner at Robins Kaplan.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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But for all of this evocative terminology, by 1995 most people were just calling the problem Y2K. Though occasionally trafficking in hair-raising phrases, those in IT succeeded in raising awareness of the problem, and soon executives and political leaders began to seriously take notice.Zachary Loeb / Made by History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Many of the top executives Morris interviewed have since left the Sheriff’s Department.Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Shoup, the commander on duty at the time, soon realized more calls would come in because the phone number was a misprint from a newspaper ad.Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Taking turns exiting their Crew Dragon spacecraft, Isaacman, Polaris Dawn mission commander, and Sarah Gillis, mission specialist, took turns testing the mobility and functionality of SpaceX's new extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Three directors seem locked in at the moment for Oscar nominations — Baker, Audiard and Corbet.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Image Betsy Southerland, a former director of science and technology in the E.P.A. Office of Water, which oversees biosolids, said the program had been hurt by staffing shortages as well as an arduous process for setting new restrictions.Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Both unions are working to raise public awareness of their struggles and to compel their employers to engage in discussions about fair compensation and labor practices.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Reeves said at the time that this would be achieved through a raft of new policies, including a hike in employer National Insurance payments — a tax on earnings — as well as a rise in capital gains tax and the scrapping of winter fuel payments to pensioners.Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin retired as a four-star Army general, after three years as commander of U.S. Central Command.David Martin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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One Czech general later recalled that Israel’s performance in that operation made the Soviet Union realize how inferior its technology was to its Cold War rivals.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the chaos of a raging fire, the veteran defies the chief’s orders to withdraw, determined to save an occupant.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Canoo has also seen major leadership departures recently: Aforementioned design chief Richard Kim Chief engineer Christoph Kuttner CTO Sohel Merchant CFO Greg Ethridge General counsel Hector Ruiz That leaves Canoo with just a co-founder on board.New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
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Her mother had taught for decades in the now-defunct school, and her father had served as superintendent.Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The 2025 national superintendent of the year will be announced during AASA's National Conference on Education March 6-8 in New Orleans.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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