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as in to supervise
to be in charge of
she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterback
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Another is three-star quarterback Tre Williams, a transfer from Lewisville, who totaled 2,536 passing yards and 29 touchdowns with the Farmers.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
That leaves Snead with his buddy’s kid to quarterback a generally bare roster.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Noun
The Jayhawks currently have a quarterback battle cooking among those three players.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Another is three-star quarterback Tre Williams, a transfer from Lewisville, who totaled 2,536 passing yards and 29 touchdowns with the Farmers.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Verb
Before Brown's departure from the Eagles, rumors of a rift between him and quarterback Jalen Hurts began to swirl after Hurts was noticeably absent from Brown's wedding on May 18.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
That leaves Snead with his buddy’s kid to quarterback a generally bare roster.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
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While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.
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Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.
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On Thursday, photos released by state broadcaster IRIB showed the commander sitting next to Khamenei’s casket during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.
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Xi, who is also head of the military, presented orders promoting Zhang Shuguang and air force commander Wang Gang to generals at a ceremony Friday.
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About 55% of injuries happen to people actively handling fireworks, and nearly a quarter of the injuries are to bystanders.
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Key indicators include how teams handle uncertainty, genuinely challenge each other, learn from failures, and base decisions on current realities.
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In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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The judge denied Fischer’s request to appoint and fund a special master to oversee the privilege screen but allowed defense attorneys to review the records themselves instead of prosecutors.
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The first three times were under Socialist Party Prime Minister Felipe González starting in 1986, but conservative leader José Maria Aznar’s government also oversaw two such measures in the 2000s.
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Led by Miles Macquarrie, the restaurant’s beverage director and winner of the 2024 Michelin Guide Exceptional Cocktails Award, the cocktail menu is extensive but intentionally curated.
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Adam Hoffer is director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation.
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During the first game on Thursday, the Rangers held a commanding 6-0 lead after just three innings, thanks to home runs from Joc Pederson, Langford and Jake Burger.
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Kelly Mason commands Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a deft hand, both at her namesake Mason Vineyards and Domaine Queylus.
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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