governor
Example Sentences
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But he still fell short of a majority in either chamber, leaving him dependent on opposition lawmakers and provincial governors to pass his bills.
In the last few days, the governor has declared emergencies in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Shasta counties as the toll of the persistent rain and snow has mounted.
From Los Angeles Times
There were similar warnings from the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut.
From BBC
The BOJ governor expressed confidence in the country’s wage-price dynamics, noting that “the likelihood of Japan’s economy returning to a so-called zero-norm state, in which wages and prices hardly change, seems to have decreased considerably.”
In a sign of just how frustrating managing the crisis has become, the governor of North Aceh broke down publicly earlier this month.
From BBC
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