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helmed

verb

past tense of helm

as in steered

to operate or control the course of a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel

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Recent Examples of helmed After auditioning for the war-sports hybrid period drama helmed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor), Nicholson wrote the director a letter, expressing his passion for the project. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 The band is famously helmed by twin brothers, vocalist Joel Madden and guitarist/backing vocalist Benji Madden. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 For most substantial fare, head to Lyve Restaurant, helmed by Fabio Fioravanti of the Michelin three-star Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse in Paris. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026 That evening’s dinner would be helmed by Holmen’s own chefs, a young and talented assemblage from as far as Sicily and Piauí, in the northeast of Brazil. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 While many of luxury footwear’s most storied brands are helmed by men, today’s most innovative and modern brands are being built by women, for women. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The cast for the production has not yet been revealed, but will be helmed by Jill Green Casting. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 Corral also greenlit Cannes title Sîrat from Oliver Laxe, Los Tigres from Alberto Rodríguez, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Los Domingos, and Cinco Minutos Más, starring and written by Berto Romero and helmed by Javier Ruiz Calder. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Rocky helmed the clip alongside Aisultan Seitov and Pietro Biz Biasia. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

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Related Stories The gathering is being steered by two longtime members of the team that helped shape Seminci’s recent artistic identity.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
The view from the CFO’s office The finance chief, Paul Jacobson, has steered the company into a position where Kelty has room to dig deep and experiment.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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Robb Report piloted it around Belgium, and the famed TV show Top Gear reviewed it in what would be its final episode.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Alongside its longstanding classroom-in-residence program, in which fourth- through sixth-grade classes spend a week at the museum, the Hammer piloted its classroom partnership program under Ryan.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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