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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
Intel was once the standard-bearer for semiconductors for computers, servers and other electronics.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The strategic question is who emerges as the campaign’s standard-bearer?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
At a moment of change both within fashion and outside it, Vogue must continue to be both the standard-bearer and the boundary-pushing leader.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The 2028 presidential election will also give Democrats a chance to shake up how the next standard-bearer is chosen after losing the White House and control of Congress in 2024.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The strategic question is who emerges as the campaign’s standard-bearer?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
At a moment of change both within fashion and outside it, Vogue must continue to be both the standard-bearer and the boundary-pushing leader.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The 2028 presidential election will also give Democrats a chance to shake up how the next standard-bearer is chosen after losing the White House and control of Congress in 2024.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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Decisions made in Gyeongju are non-binding — and leaders have faced difficulty reaching consensus in the past including on thorny issues like Russia’s war in Ukraine.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Axios, Alexander Solender and Marc Caputo report on the half-dozen labor leaders who have urged Democrats to vote for government funding and end the shutdown without conditions.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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His mother taught for almost 40 years; his dad for 36, partly as a principal and also, for more than 15 years, at the community college night school.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Clotworthy and then-partner Michael Fabila escaped the flow and went back to work for much of the next 24 hours blocking traffic on Highway 101, actions their CHP superiors said saved lives.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ensign, who had neglected to check the tides before entering the harbor, immediately reported his failure to his superiors, who fired him and hauled him before a court-martial.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rosensweig, a former top executive at Yahoo who joined Chegg as CEO in 2010, stepped down from the post in April 2024, handing the job to Schultz, who was operating chief at the time.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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But this goes back to what Toronto manager John Schneider said at the beginning of the series, the philosophy that this isn’t a best-of-seven but a series of best-of-ones over a possible seven nights.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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At some point in extra innings of Game 3 when Ohtani looked to steal second base after one of his four intentional walks, the broadcast began talking about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ famous game-changing steal for the Red Sox in Game 4 of the ‘04 ALCS.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Across the United States, attendance laws vary by state, but nearly all public school systems classify family vacations as unexcused absences, unless approved in advance by a principal or superintendent.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the last four years, Knapp saw student test scores come back up and as part of the board helped implement new math and English Language Arts curriculum, hired a new superintendent and approved a new strategic plan to guide the district in the future.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Indigenous people are the stewards of much of the remaining standing forests and contain the hope that these precious places can be preserved.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Established in 2020, two years after White Oak shut down, the foundation serves as a steward of history and an educational resource for denim professionals.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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The trials were conducted by BAE Systems and the ship’s staff, and activity was monitored by SDA and Ministry of Defence naval architects and overseers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Klopp still has a job in the game, as overseer of the Red Bull Group, which seems to consist of giving advice here and there, watching games, assessing potential signings and then persuading those signings to, erm, sign.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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