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chair

[chair] / tʃɛər /
NOUN
single-seat furniture
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French President Emmanuel Macron will chair a crisis cabinet meeting Monday morning to discuss the wildfires ravaging several areas of southwest France, his office said.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

“There’s likely a nonzero chance that courts will decide Kalshi and Polymarket are betting platforms,” said Don Millis, the Republican chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

As he starts his term as Fed chair, Warsh can’t count on the support of his fellow governors for his agenda, Bianco said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

“Far fewer people living outside. Far more people indoors,” Raman, who has served on the council since 2020 and is chair of the City Council’s housing and homelessness committee, said at the press conference.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

She sat in her chair at the window and loved us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, who chairs the committee, said that during the police operation in Cape Town last Thursday "some foreign nationals... were resisting law enforcement operations".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Jeannie Cameron, who chairs the committee, said the funds would be applied directly to customers' bills.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Board chairs historically have rarely overridden the executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

As the curtain opened, Leah and Maggie walked toward chairs set on stage.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Vélez and Vince will also join the foundation’s board, which is also chaired by Taylor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Eddie Comeaux, a UC Riverside professor who chaired the system’s admissions board in 2020 when it recommended keeping the tests, said a committee had “significant” divisions on testing even though it ultimately favored it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The question and answer event was chaired by former Australian deputy prime minister John Anderson.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Peltz formerly chaired the fast-food chain’s board, and he remains one of the company’s largest shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Grabarek’s mayoral rival, Watts Carr, Jr., chaired the eleven-man body, which included two blacks.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

And there was an incident this week while McConnell was chairing his defense appropriations subcommittee hearing.

From Slate May 16, 2026

Josh Newman, 61, has been a state senator, including chairing the education committee, and a technology company executive.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

He would rather spend his energy volunteering, making art, going to operas and chairing the Council on Aging in North Andover, Mass., where he lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

The first G20 Summit was held in Washington under the leadership of President George W. Bush; in 2008, there was little, if any, debate about the U.S. chairing the gathering and the recovery coalition.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

“Sorry, Flora. You know I’m chairing the principals’ conference this year, and it’s just details, details, details.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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