at the helm

phrase

1
: steering a boat or ship
The ship's captain was at the helm.
2
: in charge of an organization
He left after only a year at the helm of the corporation.

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The new strategic direction comes less than one year into Ford Foundation President Heather Gerken's tenure at the helm of the social justice funder's $18 billion endowment. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Prison Break was ordered to series last October with James at the helm and has been shooting in Los Angeles for some months now. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The Wildcats were 22-11 in the lone season with Huggins at the helm but missed the NCAA Tournament despite their 10-6 record in the Big 12. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 While other members of the Biden administration have defended Becerra’s performance, his time at the helm highlighted an issue that even allies concede has bedeviled Becerra in the past, his tendency to sometimes recede into the background. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the helm

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“At the helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20helm. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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