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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
But as Tuesday night showed, the Crusaders – and the rest of the WCAL – still have a ways to go to catch the league’s unquestioned standard-bearer.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
It has since been used as a standard-bearer across virtually all organizations, whether private, state, labor, education, and so on.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
The liberal Democratic Party is struggling to seize the political moment, and its standard-bearer is facing controversies of his own.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin has evolved to become a bridge between the cryptocurrency world and traditional finance, while Monero has emerged as the standard-bearer for the original cypherpunk vision of private, censorship-resistant digital money.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
It has since been used as a standard-bearer across virtually all organizations, whether private, state, labor, education, and so on.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
The liberal Democratic Party is struggling to seize the political moment, and its standard-bearer is facing controversies of his own.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin has evolved to become a bridge between the cryptocurrency world and traditional finance, while Monero has emerged as the standard-bearer for the original cypherpunk vision of private, censorship-resistant digital money.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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The subpoenas requested the two union leaders produce documents by Feb. 20 that include any communication — emails, texts messages, Signal messages, WhatsApp messages or any other electronic messages — sent to or received from board members and Gates and Potter.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The north London side’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United on Saturday alongside Liverpool’s 2-0 victory at Manchester City the following day increased the gap between Arsenal and the league leaders to 11 points, although Arsenal have played one game fewer.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Guenther Steiner, the former team principal of Haas F1, and the Haas Formula One Team have reached a resolution to their legal dispute through a mediation process.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The legal matters between Guenther Steiner and Haas are over, with the former Formula One team principal deciding to voluntarily dismiss his lawsuit with prejudice after reaching an agreement in mediation.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Strict hierarchies—In traditional Japanese companies, employees are expected to respect their superiors, making quitting a face-to-face process riddled with guilt.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, Denise Cheung, who oversaw the office’s criminal division, abruptly resigned after declining a request from superiors in the Justice Department to freeze assets of a government contractor, saying there was insufficient evidence to do so.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Still, the mayor and her police chief maintain that state control does not necessarily reduce crime.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
27 Feb. 2025
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What's next: The Raleigh Police Department will soon have a new chief, with Patterson expected to depart next month.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday stemmed directly from Sneed’s testimony, the sole evidence linking Glossip, the motel’s manager, to the killing.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, earlier this week, Browns general manager Andrew Berry insisted the team is not interested in trading the star defensive end.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The superintendent did not identify the suspect but described them as a school assistant.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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At the conclusion of an investigation, COPA will submit its findings and recommendations to the CPD superintendent.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Tension between Amazon and the stewards of 007 has reportedly been simmering for years.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Before her death in 2021, Rogers’ wife Joanne served as the primary steward of Rogers’ legacy, as the chair emerita of Fred Rogers Productions and the honorary chair of the Fred Rogers Institute.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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This person would now be an overseer of intelligence coming through the government’s various channels, with access to practically every scrap of the nation’s most sensitive information.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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If confirmed by Senate, Rollins, 52, will play an important role in determining whether rural and low-income Americans feel supported by the administration, as the overseer of a wide range of agencies that deal with forests, food safety, food stamps and rural development.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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