as in elder
the senior member of a group
the dean of the Aspen ski instructors oversaw the training of the rescue team
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Elmore Lowery was appointed academic dean of the Center for Public Safety at Seminole State College of Florida.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The principal, the dean and Richardson questioned Junior about what happened.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
In 2016, Ah Yun came to Marquette to serve as dean of the communications college.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Pedro Noguera, dean of the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, said becoming a principal makes the most sense for teachers who want a leadership role and hope to have a wider impact on campus.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
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Eskimo-Aleut is also spoken in the islands off the coast of Siberia, but it is thought that fewer than 200 people in the state still speak the language today, most of them elders, according to native-languages.org.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Ho-Chunk Nation has taken the lead today in protecting remaining mounds from development, and its historians and elders claim their ancestors built the mounds, especially in central and southwestern Wisconsin.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Industry veteran Jeremy Gawade will assist on sourcing and structuring deals and provide production advice, while U.S. media exec Gina Marcheschi will provide consultancy services to the venture from across the pond.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Black and Hispanic veterans often led the civil rights and social justice movements that continue to evolve to this day.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
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Theatre doyen and Lightroom founder Nicholas Hytner addressed the crowd assembled for the premiere of Inventing the Runway in King’s Cross on Thursday night, flanked by Anna Wintour, Mark Guiducci, Chioma Nnadi, and Cate Blanchett, who narrates the 50-minute exhibition.Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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India has also been courting the doyens of Taiwanese industry.Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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While there were times in Cincinnati that Votto’s skills were questioned, by the end of his tenure, he was seen as an elder statesman and an example for young players to follow.C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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By the mid-2010s, Combs was fully reveling in his role as an elder statesman of rap.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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The balance of comfort, supple support, easy on/off and accessible price point made these slip-ons our top pick for seniors.Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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The workshop is free with $15 admission to the Arboretum ($11 seniors 62+ and students with ID; $5 children ages 5-12; children 4 and under and members enter free).Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Dean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dean. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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