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Recent Examples of chairwoman Cynthia Coyne, of Barrington, was elected to the Senate in 2014, became chairwoman of the influential Senate Judiciary Committee and decided not to run for reelection in 2022. — Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 The Arab Fashion Council appointed its first chairwoman, Amina Taher, in July, and the fashion week has shifted from September to October, now taking place from October 22 to 26. — Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 The chairwoman also asked anyone with relevant photos, videos or other information from the crash to submit them to the NTSB. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 The research was led by He Tingbo, chairwoman of the Huawei Scientist Committee and president of the company’s semiconductor business department. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairwoman

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Gohar Khan, the party’s chairman, said days ago that negotiations remained deadlocked after two rounds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Take Niklas Adalberth, who used his wealth from co-founding Klarna to set up the impact investor Norrsken, or Karl-Johan Persson, H&M chairman and grandson of its founder, who regularly backs Swedish startups.

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

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Among those gathered were Bedford Park star and Busan competition jury member Moon Choi, KPop Demon Hunters producer Agnes Lee and Korean Film Council (KOFIC) chairperson Sang-jun Han.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
The announcement — which was reported by local media and confirmed by Dubai sources — was made on Thursday by Mona Ghanem Al Marri, vice chairperson and managing director of the Dubai Media Council, during the Arab Media Summit.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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For Le Labo, Deborah Royer, global brand president and creative director, said the brand still operates with the mindset of an indie — even a dozen years post-acquisition.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
El Sayed responded on social media, accusing Trump of using his name and faith to distract voters from the consequences of the president’s policies.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

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