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Recent Examples of commissioner
Mayor Mamdani has now tapped Nadia Shihata to be the new DOI commissioner.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
As commissioner, my approach to disaster response and recovery would focus on speed, clarity, and accountability.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The commissioner also acknowledged the fines could be followed by the revocation of draft picks from tanking teams.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The ceremony was performed by San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Jordan Marks, who also holds the title of San Diego’s commissioner of civil marriages.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
As commissioner, my approach to disaster response and recovery would focus on speed, clarity, and accountability.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The commissioner also acknowledged the fines could be followed by the revocation of draft picks from tanking teams.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The ceremony was performed by San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Jordan Marks, who also holds the title of San Diego’s commissioner of civil marriages.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
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The Daily News reached out to the Department of the Interior, the National Park Service, and Amy Sebring, who has direct oversight of the monument as the superintendent of park service sites in Manhattan, for comment.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Heather Campos, assistant superintendent of human resources, presented a proposal to potentially cut over 30 full-time positions and 12 substitute teacher jobs by March, due to what the district said is declining enrollment and budget shortfalls.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The drama also won best director for Clint Bentley and best cinematography for Adolpho Veloso.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kristi Trail, executive director of the Pontchartrain Conservancy, said plastic beads are a twofold problem.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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That could mean school administrators will have hard decisions of their own on what programs to offer.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The transitional committee, made up of Palestinian administrators, has met in Egypt but has not yet entered Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Macclesfield manager John Rooney dedicated his team’s amazing win to their former player’s memory as the non-league side’s players continue to be inspired by their late teammate.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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One that stood out to Everett Plummer, a manager in the oil division at the time and one of several staffers tasked with investigating the Boarman case, was McCoon 3, an injection well that disposes salty oil field wastewater deep below the earth.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Company executives knew idle transmission lines could spark wildfires.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron blasted tech company executives of social media platforms over refusals to limit or restrict speech.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Feb. 2026
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Neither his direct supervisor nor his director knew about what was going on, the worker said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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Andy Yung, fisheries supervisor at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Hot Springs office, said stripers sometimes hunt around brushpiles that are located near channels.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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However, as oil production declines and fossil fuel companies increasingly become insolvent, California regulators worry taxpayers may have to assume the costs to plug these wells.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Environmental groups argued Thursday state regulators erred by voting late last year to let Georgia Power add historic amounts of electricity capacity to serve data centers, arguing the company didn’t prove all of the power supplies were needed.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sandra Stern will step down as vice chairman of Lionsgate Television Group at the end of March, calling it a wrap on her executive career after 40 years of forging innovative deals and overseeing large-scale production operations.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last fall Kimmel was temporarily yanked off the air after ABC was threatened by FCC chairman Brendan Carr; last summer Colbert’s show was canceled, purportedly for financial reasons, right around the same time its parent company was seeking Trump’s approval for a merger.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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