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chair

[chair] / tʃɛər /
NOUN
single-seat furniture
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Prof Patrick Cai, chair of synthetic genomics at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, said the study was an "important milestone".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The Canadian energy company said current President and CEO Rich Kruger will transition to the role of executive vice chair in April next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He became so excited about a new sense of freedom he feels in the second movement that he leaned back in his chair and kicked his white sneakers in the air.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Hassabis will take on two new titles, Alphabet announced on Wednesday: chair of DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Betsie by the very way she sat evoked a high-backed chair behind her and a carpet at her feet instead of this endless row of metal cots on a bare pine floor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

So now, players have access to infrared beds, sensory deprivation tanks and AI-led massage chairs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Baroness Shas Sheehan, who chairs the committee, said the overuse of the treatments on household pets was "the equivalent of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Erin Mulvaney explains how the Wachtell defections reflect a broader trend of elite New York firms losing ground to bigger rivals, where rainmakers play high-stakes musical chairs for pay packages rivaling those of NBA stars.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

They slept between tables and chairs, where others congregated to watch news about the earthquake or wait in line for a warm meal.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

He takes me to the teacher’s desk, where two chairs are waiting.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

A special management group, based in Miami and chaired by Infantino, became the tournament’s central authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

All three charges are assigned to Patrick’s newly formed Religious Liberty Committee, chaired by state Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, that was announced in March.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Tusk chaired a crisis unit meeting with Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski in Lublin, the nearest city to the village.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

In a statement released after Thursday's meeting, which was held virtually and chaired by president Aleksander Ceferin, Uefa said it and its 55 member associations "stand as one".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Grabarek’s mayoral rival, Watts Carr, Jr., chaired the eleven-man body, which included two blacks.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Later this week, Kevin Warsh will be chairing his first Federal Reserve meeting, where the central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

And there was an incident this week while McConnell was chairing his defense appropriations subcommittee hearing.

From Slate May 16, 2026

Josh Newman, 61, has been a state senator, including chairing the education committee, and a technology company executive.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Retired senior judge Deborah Taylor KC is chairing the inquiry, which is hearing from more than 100 witnesses over a total of nine weeks.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

“Sorry, Flora. You know I’m chairing the principals’ conference this year, and it’s just details, details, details.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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