commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner Among the other statewide races, Republicans got locked out of the race for insurance commissioner and got less than a quarter of the vote for state superintendent of public instruction (technically a nonpartisan race). Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 June 2026 Davis was elected chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, replacing Bo French, who stepped down to run for Texas Railroad commissioner. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026 Filling the void from scratch was tough, as current MLS commissioner Don Garber recalled. Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026 In Deflategate, the courts ultimately deferred to the NFL’s disciplinary process because the commissioner’s authority flowed from a collective bargaining agreement. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
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Noun
  • Likewise, the board has approved several permanent replacements selected by Chait for top administrators who are leaving the district, including the departing deputy superintendent of instruction, Karla Estrada.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Players can make choices — answer the call from Claire (Sink), go out into the hallway, try and get in touch with your superintendent to figure out what’s going on — and depending on those decisions, the game will play out differently.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Rejoining would also generate yet more uncertainty for companies which are only just adapting to the new trading relationship, said Sean McGuire, a director at the Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • It was confirmed by the episode’s director in which Rhaena was given the eggs, that those eggs went on to belong to Daenerys in Game of Thrones.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The board appointed veteran district administrator Andres Chait as acting superintendent.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • How to submit a claim form Class members can submit a claim on the settlement website or mail it to the settlement administrator at the address on the claim form.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 21 June 2026
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  • Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Giants manager Tony Vitello was about to pinch-run for Devers in hopes of adding speed on the bases to tie the game.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The billionaire executive spent more than $110 million of his own money to win the nomination in one of the most brutal Republican primaries in modern Georgia history for the chance to take on Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
  • On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • If a supervisor pings during family time, propose a clear callback window.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
  • Chaos erupted after activist and opponent to Henyard Jedidiah Brown called the former supervisor an expletive, leading both Woods and Henyard to enter the melee.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • In an April 10 announcement, regulators said seven third-party platforms, including Ctrip, Alibaba’s Fliggy and Meituan, were summoned for regulatory talks.
    Sydney Goh, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • This is the sharper version of the cynical read, that the companies are buying off the regulators.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Jeff Pointer, chairman of the Mosier Valley Property Owners Association, asked for it as part of the plan.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
  • Polestar is majority owned by Geely, a Chinese automaker, and its chairman Li Shufu.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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