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Running with the pack While Amazon doesn’t have a seat at the table in the Trump administration, Bezos, the company’s founder and top shareholder, has tried to establish a friendly rapport with the president, as has Amazon, now led by CEO Andy Jassy.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Carney, who doesn't yet have a seat in parliament, is the only Canadian leader in the poll with a higher approval than disapproval rate.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Carney, 59, has not previously been elected to public office and doesn't have a seat in Parliament.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The twins will each have a seat on the football club’s board of directors following their investment, which was made though Winklevoss Capital.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Will Ukraine have a seat at that table for those negotiations?
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Trump, much like Putin, sees Ukraine as an inconvenience, an obstacle, something that should be grateful to even have a seat at the table.
—Illia Ponomarenko, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Rubio said the European Union will eventually need to have a seat at the table, leading to possible discussions of lifting sanctions against Russia.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
But a singular location can still facilitate the most relevant conversations, as long as enough voices have a seat at the table.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Carney, who doesn't yet have a seat in parliament, is the only Canadian leader in the poll with a higher approval than disapproval rate.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Carney, 59, has not previously been elected to public office and doesn't have a seat in Parliament.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The twins will each have a seat on the football club’s board of directors following their investment, which was made though Winklevoss Capital.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Will Ukraine have a seat at that table for those negotiations?
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Trump, much like Putin, sees Ukraine as an inconvenience, an obstacle, something that should be grateful to even have a seat at the table.
—Illia Ponomarenko, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Rubio said the European Union will eventually need to have a seat at the table, leading to possible discussions of lifting sanctions against Russia.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
But a singular location can still facilitate the most relevant conversations, as long as enough voices have a seat at the table.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Have a seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20seat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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