preside
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Warsh is set to preside over the Fed’s next policy meeting on June 16–17.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
That’s when Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee, is expected to preside over his first meeting as the new chairman.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
It’s a two-year term to preside over Southern Section Council meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
On Sunday, Leo will preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square before delivering a typically political blessing which is especially anticipated this year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Perhaps he would offer to preside over the discussion, as a mediator.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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King Mohammed VI, the 63-year-old monarch, appoints the prime minister from the political party that comes first in the election, but also presides over the Council of Ministers - the country's most important policy-making body.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
Consider the decision from the 6th Circuit, which incorporated Consumers’ Research into its reasoning, and which presides over Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
For the time being, however, she presides at the table.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Walgren had presided earlier this year over the trial related to the 2018 killing at the same building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It's a legacy that Parton built quietly in the background as she presided over pop culture for more than six decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
This follows eight years when the central bank was led by Jerome Powell, who presided over the Fed’s pandemic response.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
This leads to a civil suit argued by the star of “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” and presided over by the leading light of “Mike Tyson Mysteries.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
My mother presided over three huts at Qunu which, as I remember, were always filled with the babies and children of my relations.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
Held in a stifling courtroom during the peak of summer, the proceedings involved day after day of contentious confrontation as the couple sought to exasperate Li Mien, the presiding judge, at every opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage," the presiding judge said, according to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In an unusual arrangement this year, Australia is presiding over the marathon political negotiations but Turkey is hosting the event and designing the sideline agenda.
From Barron's
An old man, almost larger-than-life, presiding over the room like a king.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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