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chairwoman

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Recent Examples of chairwoman Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman Rita Hart said it's taken years of work to get the party into shape to take advantage of an environment like 2026 is shaping up to be. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 31 May 2026 Beyond the restaurant industry, Bailey has spent nearly a decade serving as chairwoman of the Edna Lewis Foundation. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 Brought on in 2017 to lead operations, Schatzman took the CEO role in 2018 as Eisbrenner stepped back into the chairwoman position. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 May 2026 Among the key talking heads are Vin Diesel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Universal’s chairwoman Donna Langley, and Steven Spielberg. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairwoman

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Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.

— Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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Emirati curator and Sharjah royal family member Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been announced as the new chairperson of the Sharjah Museums Authority which oversees a network of cultural institutions across the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
Earlier this month, Uthmeier leapt to the defense of University of Florida board chairperson Mori Hosseini, one of DeSantis’ most loyal supporters and arguably the most powerful person at the school.

— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
While Pretelin and Valdés Ugalde have warned that Sheinbaum’s announcement spells trouble for US-Mexico relations, some experts believe that the Mexican president hasn’t gone nearly far enough.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

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