mayor
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Sifnos' deputy mayor arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and told local news site Newsit there was almost "nothing left" of the aircraft.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Cali's mayor, Alejandro Eder, estimated that the reconstruction of Colombia's third-largest city will cost at least $3.2 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
That angle led to a headline in the California Post, which declared that “Spencer Pratt’s voters could be deciding factor in LA mayor showdown according to latest poll.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“They put on the agenda that they were going to discuss a conversation that the mayor had with the county judge and a developer of a possible data center going to our area,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
After speeches by Buddhist priests and the mayor, hundreds of white doves were freed from their cages.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
There is, I think, a tradition in the U.S. of appointing dogs as mayors of small towns, but in the U.K. we take the nonsense political candidate to another level entirely.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Steven Keener, a professor of criminology at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, said residents can meet with city council members or mayors to convince them to cancel their contracts with the surveillance company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tom Copley, one of London's deputy mayors, said the bid will demonstrate why London "remains a beacon of inclusivity and diversity around the globe".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The rich complained, but mayors from Rudy Giuliani to de Blasio courted the city’s most successful to help keep the city in the black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
It has boasted black mayors, black police chiefs, black legislators, and is home to the nation’s first black president.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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