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A young lawyer named Mary Nichols became Gov. Jerry Brown’s choice to head up the California Air Resources Board, a state agency charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
"All I can say is keep your head up, keep believing in the right things, keep acting in the right way, and in the end... good triumphs over evil."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
He was getting promoted to head up the new La Mer lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
But to investigate the allegations, Ramaphosa asked retired Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga to head up a public inquiry.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Mom has her book club tonight, and Celia’s out with Liam, so I heat up frozen pizza for dinner and then head up to my room to work.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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