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usher

[uhsh-er] / ˈʌʃ ər /




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The hottest conditions will be concentrated on Wednesday before a weather front moving through on Thursday will usher in fresher air, bringing a noticeable change in feel.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Infantino sprinted across the stage and appeared to attempt to usher Trump out of frame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Celebrities like Emma Grede have helped usher this parenting style into the broader culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Over a century ago, when the Supreme Court helped usher in Jim Crow, Justice John Marshall Harlan took his colleagues to task for betraying the promise of Reconstruction.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

The head usher said something to John-Isaac and the beret came off and was tucked inside his jacket.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The formal declaration of Fujimori's win brings one of Peru's tightest leadership contests of all time to a close and ushers in the Andean nation's ninth president in a decade.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Other kindly ushers, who had directed people to an adjacent section after Section 535 filled up, politely asked everyone to please put their shirts back on before returning to the general stadium population.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

The new year ushers in bigger paychecks for many workers — but those wage increases may not feel so impressive as prices also increase.

From MarketWatch Mar. 6, 2026

“Raiders” also ushers in an era of box-office action movies with financially successful sequels.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

Long ushers a student through the metal detectors, as if he never left, and Tate checks a backpack nearby.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Elsewhere in the fenced-off city, Spanish soldiers ushered hundreds of other migrants, mostly young men and youths, through Ceuta's palm-lined streets to the border to return to Morocco.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

The Jim Crow Era ushered in a new kind of slavery but eventually galvanized Congress to establish some of its most impactful legislation, in the VRA and the Civil Rights Act.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The interim period ushered in relative stability in trade policy as officials crafted a new set of levies to replace it—a welcome relief for trade-reliant firms buffeted by constant policy shifts over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Oddly, the fire ushered in a new era for Dan Tana’s — a rebirth, even.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Burger dressed hurriedly and ushered the group out of the hotel, hoping to avoid any questions or harm from Quirin and Heinck.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

He’s uniquely responsible for ushering in an age of barbarism and will spend the rest of his life making amends in the fallen world he helped create.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Now he has been ejected from power by his own party and instead of ushering in a "decade of national renewal," as he had promised, he is contemplating a return to the back benches.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Sweltering weather will descend on much of California over the next few days, possibly ushering in temperatures deeper into the triple digits earlier than ever for some areas.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

For others, Altman is ushering in something worrisome, not wonderful.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

“All right children. Why don’t all of you go do your homework so you’ll have it done by the time we leave for the game,” Lillian said, ushering Matthew and Karen toward their bedrooms.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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