as in chief
highest in rank or authority
a senator who is the presiding member of the armed services committee
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Also last week: Newsom’s chief disaster officer asked the Trump administration to test soil for toxic chemicals in areas burned by the Eaton and Palisades fires.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
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Schumacher, who joined as CEO in July 2023, will be succeeded by Fernando Fernandez, a Unilever veteran who is currently serving as chief financial officer and executive director.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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The bet: Vinícius Júnior as anytime goalscorer (6/5) Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest With a commanding three-goal lead from the first leg Paris Saint-Germain are in the driver’s seat, allowing Luis Enrique to lean less on his superstar core.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Post misrepresents video of Trump at College Football Playoff title game Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl on Feb. 9, watching as the Philadelphia Eagles built a commanding lead over the Kansas City Chiefs before leaving the game at halftime.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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And in an interview alongside adviser Elon Musk that aired on Fox News on Feb. 18, Musk suggested—not for the first time—that Trump ought to have supreme authority, unrestricted by the courts.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Comedian Jennifer Coolidge is touted as a supreme talent who didn't make the show.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Before becoming one of America’s foremost historians, a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of seminal books on Abraham Lincoln (a basis for the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln), Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt and Johnson, Kearns Goodwin became a White House Fellow under LBJ.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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At his death in 1996, he was considered one of the country’s foremost historians of the Black experience in America.—
Jeffrey Boutwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, Trump hosted Macron at the White House, where Trump emphasized the need for European nations to take a leading role in ensuring Ukraine's security and suggested that Russia would accept the deployment of European peacekeeping forces in the region.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Substance Nominations: Best actress in a leading role (Demi Moore), best director (Coralie Fargeat), best makeup and hairstyling, best picture, best original screenplay How to watch: Stream on Mubi, Apple TV, or Prime Video.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Defense Department has sent lists of its probationary employees to the Trump administration, according to a senior official, as the Pentagon braces for layoffs that have rocked other parts of the federal government in recent weeks.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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In 2017, Patel was special counsel on counterterrorism at the House Intelligence Committee, and then worked as a senior committee aide to its then-chairman, former Rep. Devin Nunes, and as senior counsel at the House Reform and Oversight Committee.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Juventus’ victory lifts them into the top four ahead of Lazio, who could only draw 2-2 at home to Napoli on Saturday, on goal difference — a lofty position Motta’s side have not enjoyed since their comeback to draw 4-4 at Inter in October.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump terminated four top EOIR officials on his first day in office, including chief immigration Judge Sheila McNulty, the acting director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review, Mary Cheng, the office's general counsel, Jill Anderson, and its head of policy, Lauren Alder Reid.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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As principal payments kick in, the yearly amount will spike to $75 million beginning in 2045 and $137 million beginning in 2050, with the bonds paid off in 2055.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Lawson prepares for life in F1’s toughest seat Red Bull did more media than any other team ahead of F1 75 Live, holding a quick news conference before breakout sessions with Max Verstappen, Lawson and team principal Christian Horner.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Presiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiding. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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