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Voters decide four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, choosing who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Last year, Australia bowed out of a contest with Turkey to host the COP31 summit in a deal that let it preside over negotiations and bring the preparatory talks to the Pacific.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

O'Neill was back by January, trying to preside over a chaotic transfer window while picking up the pieces of a badly damaged league campaign.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Warsh is set to preside over the Fed’s next policy meeting on June 16–17.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

He had no boat crew to command, no income to manage, no trips to plan, not even a dining table to preside over.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

She now presides over three interlocking sagas, which fans call the "Maasiverse": "Throne of Glass," "Crescent City" and "ACOTAR," which together account for the sales of more than 75 million books worldwide in 40 languages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

This alone will have delighted Tuchel, but even more satisfying for the German is that he now presides over an attacking quartet that can pose a threat to any side in world football.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now he’s married with seven kids and presides over something of an online personal-finance empire that includes an app, books, workshops and social-media communities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

At the same time, the federal judge in L.A. who presides over the agreement appears poised to appoint a powerful new enforcer to uphold it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

For the time being, however, she presides at the table.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Luna, meanwhile, has presided over a period of relative calm at the Hall of Justice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

His death was confirmed by the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, where he presided.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Scholarship has largely focused on the men who presided over the witch trials, so Ms. Gibson focuses her attention on the accused, many of them societal outsiders, whose stories have been long overlooked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The hearing is where the debasement gets acknowledged, years late, under fluorescent lights, by the people who presided over it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

William Levitt presided over Levitt and Sons with his brother, Alfred, but he was the public face of the partnership.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Armenian Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan, who is presiding over the talks, worked with both the previous and current Colombian governments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The topic of short debates must not contain language considered by the presiding officer to be disorderly, discriminatory or offensive.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The presiding judge has scheduled a separate hearing for next week to consider various disputed matters, including whether to recommend the brothers be assigned to the same or separate prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The judge presiding over the case ordered a hearing on Wednesday, where both sides will argue why the charges should stand or be dismissed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

For the next five minutes, the eyes of the presiding judge, the jury, and every functionary of the court are glued to the main doors.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith