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governor

[guhv-er-ner, ‑uh-ner] / ˈgʌv ər nər, ‑ə nər /


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"I would like to remind you once again that going out onto Lake Baikal's ice is not just prohibited right now. It's mortally dangerous," the governor said, urging tourists to use only official tour operators.

From BBC

“If you used it thoughtfully and had capacity, you could actually have a massive impact,” said Sherin, who urged those running for governor to “bring 5200 into the limelight and guarantee resources to counties.”

From Los Angeles Times

“This challenging period is likely to last for one political cycle or less,” Rick Snyder, a former Republican governor of Michigan, told Canadians in an op-ed.

From The Wall Street Journal

And where he inspires a lot of smaller central bank governors coming from other parts of the world and sometimes with a lot more constraints, in a way.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has said that after the Olympics he could imagine running for office himself, possibly as governor of California.

From The Wall Street Journal