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a person in charge of a meeting the president of the international conference on genocide

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Recent Examples of president The president’s use of the Aliens Enemies Act has been challenged in various lawsuits, and the Supreme Court last week halted the administration’s use of it to swiftly deport migrants to El Salvador who are being detained in portions of Texas, for now. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025 Scott Karol, the president of Paul’s company, SP Media Group, said that Voight’s group has met with studio executives, union representatives and state officials to solicit their thoughts. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025 The president entered office with a bit of a wind at his back. Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025 The first-term lawmaker is the only incumbent Senate Democrat up for reelection in 2026 in a state carried by Trump, with a path to victory that hinges on winning over voters who supported the president and turning out a frustrated Democratic base. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for president
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  • The organization’s finance chairman, Chris Korge, told NBC News that no action can be taken against Hogg without changing the bylaws.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Murdoch, 94, serves as chairman emeritus of Fox Corp., parent of Fox News, as well as News Corp, which owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Read the Save Our Society from Drugs proposal The organization board chairperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The entertainment and business mogul, who serves as the chairperson and president of LA28 Olympics, followed the costume designers and doubled down on the need for such high-profile events like Vogue World: Hollywood.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • For panel moderator China Widener, the company’s vice chair for technology, media and telecom, the opportunity to be in the same room with industry leaders is crucial.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
  • These changes would have severely curtailed the ability of the moderator and the audience to question the foreign minister.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025

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