commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner But for now, pending Antoni’s confirmation by the Senate, the jobs report is in the hands of the acting BLS commissioner, William Wiatrowski, a career Labor Department official. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 Phillips took on her new BBC role over the summer and is now effectively the most powerful commissioner in British broadcasting. The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 That leaves 17 hours for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and staff. Jim Sergent, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025 Solomon Nesakumar, additional commissioner of police in Kolkata, told NPR that crowd control is always difficult and becomes even more challenging when people stop to take selfies or their close cousin, video reels to post on Instagram and other platforms. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
Noun
  • Anastasios Kamoutsas, Florida Commissioner of Education, sent a warning to teachers and superintendents in the Sunshine State, on the heels of Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk's assassination on Wednesday.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some board members have questioned whether the contract was the best use of the district’s funds and speculated about the company’s founder’s ties to an advisor to the CMS superintendent.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mid-summer changes to United’s revolving credit facility indicated a switch in strategy, and there was a more aggressive approach in the market following a summit in Iceland between Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rice steps up for statewide commemoration Eric George, a deputy athletic director at Rice University, started a conversation about doing something to recognize the flood victims.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For three decades, Mayes worked as an educator and administrator in the Little Rock School District, North Little Rock School District, Beebe School District and the Arkansas Department of Education-Special Education Unit, according to her news release.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The dispute began after the village's tax administrator and attorney Deepak Desai found that Daniels had not paid all of his municipal taxes, according to court documents.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The second certification is an advanced program that’s focused on industry leaders including people managers, C-suite personnel, and high-potential employees.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, in January, Chase was arrested and charged with simple battery after allegedly hitting an Atlanta-area sports bar manager in the face.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bloomberg further reported that Wylde had been helping to facilitate meetings beween Mamdani and the business class, giving out his campaign contact information to roughly a dozen executives while also arranging connections with other candidates.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Start gathering references now, including supervisors from your internships who can speak to your work quality and potential.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Professor Michael Benton, a co-supervisor on the project, noted that despite the fossil’s small size, the detailed scans revealed its purpose.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Federal safety regulators are investigating nearly 300,000 Chrysler minivans over reports of steering malfunctions that officials said could lead to a crash.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ofwat, the industry regulator, has reportedly insisted that Anglian has not yet submitted detailed proposals for the work.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ellison, 81, who co-founded Oracle and is now chairman and chief technology officer, has the bulk of his net worth tied up in the database software company.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Both sons got prime jobs, with James named the CEO at Fox and Lachlan as co-chairman.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025

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