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Examples of CEO in a Sentence
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During its most recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said more than half of the Fortune 100 companies have already bought an Apple Vision Pro.
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Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 10 June 2024
Earlier this year, luxury German automaker Mercedes delayed its electrification plans by five years, with CEO Ola Kaellenius telling investors the company was still committed to producing combustion engine cars.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 9 June 2024
Who is the richest person in Charlotte? Of the eight billionaires who live in North Carolina, only one calls Charlotte home: Red Ventures co-founder and CEO Ric Elias.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2024
Cristo Rey Miami High School, which opened two years ago in North Miami, received $2.1 million from the 55-year-old billionaire founder and CEO of Citadel, who relocated his financial empire’s headquarters to Miami from Chicago in 2022.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
But Karen Thorne-Stone, president and CEO of Ontario Creates, sees the province bouncing back from the lasting impact of the U.S. strikes.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Jason Flom is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lava Media and Lava for Good.
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Jason Flom, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
That collaboration goes all the way to the top with engineers even working directly with company president and CEO Jerry Gotway on some projects, something Mason says he’s experienced firsthand.
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Michael Schroeder, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
Around the same time, Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre acquired a 190-foot yacht estimated to be worth $40 million.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 6 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
chief executive officer
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near CEO
Cite this Entry
“CEO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CEO. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
CEO
noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making power in an organization or business
Etymology
chief executive officer
Legal Definition
CEO
noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business
Etymology
chief executive officer
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