premier
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Reddit, once the internet’s premier place to talk about the news, was cannibalized by invite-only chatroom platforms like Discord and Telegram.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
For more than a decade, Los Angeles’ premier sports teams — the Lakers and the Dodgers — have relied on big-ticket TV rights deals to boost their operations and player payrolls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hawaii, once a premier destination for American and international visitors, has lost traffic to newly popular vacation spots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some speculated his success came from useful close relationships, including with the brother of former premier Wen Jiabao.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
French premier Clemenceau had failed to achieve all the demands of the French people, who complained that the peace terms were too lenient and that Germany should have been partitioned into smaller, weaker states.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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In exchange, Carney was prepared to remove some retaliatory tariffs and to push premiers to end their bans on U.S. alcohol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"The prime minister has asked us, as premiers, as provinces, to return the US alcohol to the shelves," Houston said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some premiers from Canada’s provinces have told reporters that Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked the provinces to prepare to lift their ban on the sale of U.S. wines and spirits at government-run retailers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The short audience is known as "kissing hands" - although in practice, these days male premiers simply bow and shake hands with the monarch after accepting their offer to form a government.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They were feted by premiers and emirs and entertained at embassies and consulates as they made their way back west to Palermo, Sicily, where they boarded another tanker for the homeward passage.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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