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[pri-zahyd] / prɪˈzaɪd /


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“This is how Preside Trump fights,” said Michael Caputo, a longtime adviser who worked on Trump’s first campaign.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

The lieutenant governor’s job is limited: Preside over the state Senate and cast tiebreaking votes, serve on various boards and fill in if the governor is incapacitated.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2017

Science, with her fair sister Art, unite With nature, to form parterres rare and bright, Preside at buffets of refreshment pure, To make enjoyment in the whole more sure.

From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)

Preside over it with the full authority which you hold in virtue of your lofty moral consciousness and in virtue of the great future of America!

From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain

Preside, prē-zīd′, v.i. to direct or control, esp. at a meeting: to superintend.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various




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