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Recent Examples of steering committee
Winners are plucked by a steering committee that zeroes in on recipients based on biography, impact and visionary practices.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the entire steering committee for the forum has supported the notion and introduced a resolution to that effect.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The process for starting a local LifeWise includes steps like gathering signatures from the community, forming a steering committee, requesting the local school district’s approval and ultimately recruiting and training a local team to facilitate it, according to the organization’s website.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Worland is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and was a founding steering committee member at the Uproot Project, a non-profit that works to diversify environmental journalism.
—Time Pr, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the entire steering committee for the forum has supported the notion and introduced a resolution to that effect.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The process for starting a local LifeWise includes steps like gathering signatures from the community, forming a steering committee, requesting the local school district’s approval and ultimately recruiting and training a local team to facilitate it, according to the organization’s website.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Worland is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and was a founding steering committee member at the Uproot Project, a non-profit that works to diversify environmental journalism.
—Time Pr, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steering committee
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The most notable change to the new Central Committee list was the exclusion of Choe Ryong Hae, chairman of the standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, who during an earlier part of Kim’s rule was seen as the second most powerful individual in Pyongyang.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Minority, a congressional standing committee dating back to 1946 responsible for documenting the economic conditions of the U.S., details how a sharp drop in Canadian tourism is hitting every U.S. state along the northern border.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Dec. 2025
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Both Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending pointedly questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Iran ceasefire, the cost of the war and the administration's decision to enter the conflict without Congress' approval.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The state’s House judiciary subcommittee passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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