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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
The victory prompted a reactionary backlash in France, most prominently from far-right politician Marion Maréchal, niece of the National Rally standard-bearer Marine Le Pen and granddaughter of the movement’s late founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
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Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
In a pigskin peninsula that once boasted some of the most dominant college football programs in the nation and the NFL’s all-time winningest coach, Tampa Bay has become the new standard-bearer.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Or Harris could decide to run for president again in 2028, when Democrats will look to a wide bench with no obvious frontrunner to be their next party's next standard-bearer.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The emergency surgery added to health concerns about the aging president, a standard-bearer of the Latin American left who is halfway through his third non-consecutive term.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
In a pigskin peninsula that once boasted some of the most dominant college football programs in the nation and the NFL’s all-time winningest coach, Tampa Bay has become the new standard-bearer.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Or Harris could decide to run for president again in 2028, when Democrats will look to a wide bench with no obvious frontrunner to be their next party's next standard-bearer.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The emergency surgery added to health concerns about the aging president, a standard-bearer of the Latin American left who is halfway through his third non-consecutive term.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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Based on those factors, Ovechkin currently has a 15 percent chance of finishing the 2024-25 season as the NHL’s all-time scoring leader.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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According to a report from 2023, staff at the hospital began working with hospital nurse leaders to establish a Narcan Training Crew, who would provide training on using Narcan at community events.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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In Broward, the office of the superintendent released a memo to principals, similarly reminding them to seek proper authorization prior to releasing any student information and advising them to contact their legal team before taking any action.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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The principal accused him of disrupting his Middleborough Middle School and of demeaning LGBTQ students.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some hockey experts consider the CHL superior to the USHL in terms of developing players for prospective NHL careers, though others see the USHL, whose 16 teams all play in the United States, as preferable.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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In it, former AP photo editor Carl Robinson said he was told by a superior to give Nick Ut credit for the photo that the film claims was actually taken by NBC News driver Nguyen Thanh Nghe.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
27 Jan. 2025
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Kent police chief Rafael Padilla told The Kent Reporter last week that Thompson had disclosed the pending lawsuit during the background check portion of his hiring process.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump was surrounded by tech titans during his inauguration, including Musk, Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google's parent company chief Sundar Pichai.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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Last year Walmart made changes to pay packages for both US store managers and hourly employees.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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That’s a positive for whitetail deer hunters and managers.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
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This week, the state superintendent and a number of local school districts outlined new guidance preparing students, staff, and families for possible ICE encounters.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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Most Popular Hartford schools superintendent stepping down.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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This includes mobilizing financial resources for sustainable development, enforcing environmental protections, and empowering indigenous communities who are key stewards of these lands.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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How can policy incentivize the industry to be better stewards of the health of its members without fueling unsustainable costs or incentivizing waste?—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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The story of a gay, Jewish record-store manager who stumbles upon the young Beatles at the Cavern Club and soon becomes their overseer, while battling his own insecurities and demons before dying of an accidental overdose at 32, was born to be a movie.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2025
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But to some on the plane, this felt like another example of Mayo going too far in the opposite direction of Belichick, the ultra-serious overseer of the Patriots for the previous 24 years.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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