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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Food and drink Croatian chef Pavo Klarić has been at the helm of Michelin-recommended Luciano Restaurant since 2021. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 At Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit this year, financial services execs say women are at the helm of great financial opportunity. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Then, in May, with Leribault now at the helm, the museum resumed the project, naming Selldorf Architects and Studios Architecture Paris as the winners of the competition. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Demis Hassabis, the Nobel laureate who spent years at the helm of Google’s AI powerhouse DeepMind, stepped back from day-to-day leadership. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the helm

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