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chair

[chair] / tʃɛər /
NOUN
single-seat furniture
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Mr. Emanuel is executive chair and CEO of TKO, which does business with movie studios.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

A small pink wicker chair sits at the center of the creation, unoccupied and windswept.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Every familiar object — the chair, the laundry basket, the glass of water beside the bed — seemed to acquire a slightly accusatory moonlit outline.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Sally Wadsworth, chair of Benfield Wildlife and Conservation Group, says some areas of grass are kept longer so that the females can crawl up the stalks for mating.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Betsie had just passed around a stew so artfully prepared you scarcely missed the meat when, without warning, Mr. Smit leaned back in his chair and pushed the button below the window.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Nadira Goffe argues that watching the film in 4DX—which features, among other things, scents, moving chairs, and sprays of water—is the superior way to experience the epic adventure.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

When Julie Masino became Cracker Barrel’s CEO in 2023, she arrived with plans to modernize a restaurant chain known for breakfast, meatloaf, rocking chairs and a homespun atmosphere.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

"I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm," she said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

That and two chairs were about all the decoration in the place.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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

He chaired the party's Central Military Commission, which commands the armed forces, from 1981 to 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

His answer was to create another review - a national maternity inquiry chaired by Baroness Amos - to bring all those recommendations into a slate of smaller, more focused actions.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

The General Advisory Committee, still chaired by Oppenheimer, was also leaning toward a second lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Later this week, Kevin Warsh will be chairing his first Federal Reserve meeting, where the central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

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

From Slate May 16, 2026

For his work chairing the board, Taylor received cash and stock compensation of more than $500,000.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 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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