executive
Example Sentences
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Ternus is a serious executive, and the confidence is earned.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Scott Salmirs, the chief executive of facilities-service firm ABM Industries, said in a March conference call that his company hasn’t had problems finding workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Sharma, previously an AI executive at Microsoft, stated her mission was to "understand what makes this work and protect it".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The tenants were convinced that if they talked with the community organizer, the executive director of the DHA, stern Carvie Oldham, would evict them.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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