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governor

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


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“He’s all hair, nothing there. Don’t you think it’s time in California we have a governor with less hair?” said Hilton, who sports a smooth crown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The governor and chief justice also get appointments.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

In Utah, the governor has signed two related bills into law, and in Tennessee and Indiana, bills are awaiting their governors’ signature.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

In the document it included a comment from the prison governor responding to its latest clothing criticism.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In the country’s earliest years, the North End was home to the city’s colonial governor, Thomas Hutchinson, and to a well-known silversmith named Paul Revere, destined to become famous for a different reason.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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