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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
Not with the 2028 presidential election already looming large for Democratic hopefuls as the party desperately seeks a standard-bearer to compete in a post-Trump political landscape.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Buyers have eyes for the Russell 2000 , which has somehow become the go-to standard-bearer of defensive money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The Democrats have only so much time to figure out who their own standard-bearer will be.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
But the code red alert reveals a real concern within OpenAI that the $500 billion company could lose its position as the standard-bearer and pacesetter for generative AI technology.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Buyers have eyes for the Russell 2000 , which has somehow become the go-to standard-bearer of defensive money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The Democrats have only so much time to figure out who their own standard-bearer will be.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
But the code red alert reveals a real concern within OpenAI that the $500 billion company could lose its position as the standard-bearer and pacesetter for generative AI technology.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
Noun
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The crowd includes top business leaders, including Apple’s Tim Cook and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senior defender Peyton Johnson, Elizabeth’s older sister, is Oswego’s other team leader.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The board is composed of athletic directors, principals, and superintendents.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Court filings describe him as one of the longest-serving principals in the city school system.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Though young missing-persons detective Dalia (May Calamawy) is earnest in her attempts to help, her superiors cast suspicion on Katie’s parents; eight years later, the girl is still missing, while the family has relocated to New Mexico.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Junior Caminero singled, and manager Kevin Cash took somewhat of a gamble by taking out his top slugger to Richie Palacios could pinch run.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reds manager Terry Francona has appreciated his hitters’ early-game discipline.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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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The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale city leaders should be stewards of the taxpayers’ money, now and in the future.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Richards has pledged to work closely with Rikers’ new federal overseer, Nicholas Deml.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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