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It’s a two-year term to preside over Southern Section Council meetings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

There are reports that the Assembly of Experts could chose a council of leaders rather than one person to preside in this perilous time.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

South Korean director Park Chan‑wook, renowned for his thriller "Oldboy", will preside over the 79th Cannes film festival jury in May, organisers announced Thursday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

His term ends on May 15, and before that Powell will preside over just two more rate-setting committee meetings: March 18 and April 29.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

As mayor almost his only duty was to preside at banquets, given on the Shire-holidays, which occurred at frequent intervals.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Consider the decision from the 6th Circuit, which incorporated Consumers’ Research into its reasoning, and which presides over Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026

In Texas, the county judge presides over and votes in the county’s commissioner court, which handles county government administration.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

While Trump originally said External link the event would be held in the Oval Office, it is now taking place in the White House press briefing room, where press secretary Karoline Leavitt typically presides.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

It’s co-hosted by British multihyphenate producer and entrepreneur Charles Finch, who presides over the affair with the charm and graciousness that typifies the best hosts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

Against the back wall, an ebony statue of Santa Barbara, the Black Queen, presides.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Even after 1964, when Leonid Brezhnev halted reforms, persecuted dissidents and presided over what came to be regarded as “the era of stagnation,” the arbitrary arrests of millions did not resume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The meeting was presided over by Acting Supt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

As chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987-2006, a post described as the second most important after the presidency, he presided over the longest sustained period of US economic growth in a generation.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

In 2004, four-way talks were held on a plan to reunify Cyprus, presided over by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, but failed to produce an agreement.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

My mother presided over three huts at Qunu which, as I remember, were always filled with the babies and children of my relations.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He was, Mr. Vague writes, “a colossus presiding over the financial landscape of the new republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In a letter to the presiding officer, Plaid Cymru's minister for government business Heledd Fychan said the remarks were "dangerous and derogatory" which "brought the Senedd into disrepute".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is presiding over a trial that combines more than 2,000 cases focused on the harms of social media use by minors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Nathan Hochman asked the judge presiding over the case to halt the historic payout, while the county’s legal team fought to keep the deal on track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

When it is resumed, in the next chapter, so to speak, the maidens are being married to their cousins and their father is presiding at the marriage feast.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton