commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner Abby Wambach, who attended with wife Glennon Doyle, represented soccer, while NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined the festivities. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026 In their first shift, on the afternoon and evening of July 1, officials contacted 1,300 people to help with support and placement in shelter, according to Erin Dalton, the city's social services commissioner. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The amendments would also give the commissioner power to demand information from third parties, including age assurance technology providers, to test claims made by platforms about how children continued to circumvent the ban. ABC News, 3 July 2026 The seat is held by Republican Tony Tinderholt, who announced his retirement in June 2025 and is now a candidate for Tarrant County commissioner. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
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Noun
  • Shaw, a conservative activist who is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, pointed out in an X post that voters had previously rejected four attempts to reshape the superintendent’s office.
    Lia Russell July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Carpenter was previously superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District from 2013-2017, then led the Lee’s Summit School District from 2017-2019 and briefly lived in Georgia before returning to the South Kansas City district.
    Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Washington remembers meeting with Current executive director of community relations DePrice Taylor when she was first hired in 2022 about how Kansas City’s Eastside could get free soccer opportunities.
    PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • At Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the 10 participants of Future Frames – the program for young European directors – were joined by Greek director Christos Nikou as their mentor.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • San Juan High School administrators could not be reached for comment Monday.
    Reeti Malhotra July 6, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • The ‘College-Enrollment Death Spiral’ and College Athletics The merger of Ursuline and Gannon stems in part from the enrollment challenges that have become a focal point of higher ed administrators across the country.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Kenneth Malin, the West Cedar Creek MUD’s general manager, did not respond to a message requesting comment on the district’s discussions with Diode.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • England manager Graham Taylor’s standing with the English media and public never recovered.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Distinguished executives, including the likes of Dave Dombrowski and Andrew Friedman, have wanted no part of the Angels.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The state of Illinois does not have parameters on how cannabis money has to be allocated, but traditionally the county has used the fund on public health and safety initiatives, said Mike Theodore, a spokesman for the county executive office.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Her Bojangles supervisor then removed her from the schedule and locked her out of the company system.
    Julia Coin July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Local 42, which represents most fire department employees, argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • At least one trader filed a complaint against Kalshi with federal regulators for the judgment, according to the New York Times.
    Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • This rapid construction is currently outstripping the expansion of the country’s electricity and water infrastructure, fueling warnings from utilities, regulators, and policymakers.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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