front office
noun
: the policymaking officials of an organization
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
the front-office staff
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Many fans blame the team's poor performance on bad decisions made by the front office.
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However, Royce Young, a former ESPN reporter who is now a member of the Thunder’s front office, said Charania — who was a senior NBA writer for The Athletic before joining ESPN in 2024 — was simply doing his job.
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Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Nabers has a big game, drowning out more leaks from Schoen’s front office about who preferred Sanders in the draft.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Kyle Schwarber reminded the Boston Red Sox what their front office failed to get, and won the finale and the series, with one big swing.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
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Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Nabers has a big game, drowning out more leaks from Schoen’s front office about who preferred Sanders in the draft.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Kyle Schwarber reminded the Boston Red Sox what their front office failed to get, and won the finale and the series, with one big swing.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
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“Front office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20office. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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