take the helm
idiom
1
: to steer a boat or ship
The ship's captain took the helm.
2
: to take a position of full control or authority in an organization
She took the helm of the university.
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Chris Fusco, an award-winning editor with more than 30 years of news and leadership experience, will take the helm of The Sacramento Bee as its new executive editor, and as regional editor overseeing McClatchy Media’s California newsrooms.
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Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Anutin will lead a minority government, which the People's Party will not join, and take the helm of a country with an economy struggling from weak consumption, tight lending and soaring levels of household debt.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Houry told me that officials across the CDC were excited for Monarez to take the helm when she was confirmed last month.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Wiedenfels will take the helm of Discovery Global, the company that will house WBD’s TV networks including CNN, HGTV and TNT.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Anutin will lead a minority government, which the People's Party will not join, and take the helm of a country with an economy struggling from weak consumption, tight lending and soaring levels of household debt.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Houry told me that officials across the CDC were excited for Monarez to take the helm when she was confirmed last month.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Wiedenfels will take the helm of Discovery Global, the company that will house WBD’s TV networks including CNN, HGTV and TNT.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take the helm
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“Take the helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20helm. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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