governor

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Recent Examples of governor The memo also said the governor ignored Florida’s Fair District Amendments, which prohibit political gerrymandering, because those rules also take race into consideration. Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 That’s led to questions about whether the California billionaire activism would continue if Mahan’s governor bid fails and the wealth tax passes. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026 As of early Monday, the governor’s office had not yet transmitted its proposal to lawmakers, despite the Fox News article. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 This comes a day after the governor declared a state of emergency for more than 30 counties following severe storms earlier this week. Terrance Friday, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for governor
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Noun
  • The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.
    National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Often, students labeled EBD are kids whom teachers and school administrators have deemed too disruptive to remain in regular classrooms.
    Laurie Stern, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Which oil executives in attendance were not immediately clear.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Netflix has acquired the Taiwanese comedic drama A Controversial Entertainer from KC Global Media Entertainment, founded by former Sony Pictures Television executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mojtaba Khamenei is probably alive, but Vahidi, who is head of -- the commander of the IRGC is probably calling the shots.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In past years, the association president has been followed by the commander-in-chief, and then a headliner, usually a comedian who roasts everyone in the room.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The club wanted to offer the 37-year-old Polish striker reduced terms with a secondary role while Lewandowski was waiting to see what the club’s sporting directors would offer him.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.
    National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Brian Snitker has devoted 50 years to the Braves organization, the only employer he’s known in his adult life.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • With this information, employers can steer employees to the best-value providers, remedy overbilling by intermediaries, and design affordable health plans with lower premiums.
    Jordan Bruneau, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That rapid feedback aligns with what Ohs sees as healthy for film in general.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The cases range from a retired Air Force general missing (authorities previously said there was no evidence of foul play) to an astrophysicist shot outside his home.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Raice currently servs as deputy bureau chief for the Middle East and North Africa for the Journal and is based in Israel.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The royal couple will meet with the former Vogue editor-in-chief and businesswoman in New York City at a reception celebrating the work of his charity, The King’s Trust.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.
    Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In response to an inquiry about the search, the district directed the Star-Telegram to its superintendent search page that was updated on April 9.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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