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preside

[pri-zahyd] / prɪˈzaɪd /


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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

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

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

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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