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directors

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plural of director

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a person who manages or directs something the new director of the company plans to make a number of changes in daily operations

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a person who supervises the production of a stage show the director of the drama club's next production will be a student

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Recent Examples of directors After the lab concludes, the filmmaker cohort will participate in a yearlong support program involving monthly meetings with directors, screenwriters, agents, managers, producers, and executives. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026 Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 For the co-artistic directors, the dancers’ work is part of a larger effort to sustain the company and prepare it for the future. — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026 Nvidia declined to comment on either the nature of the independent committee or on whether directors considered tapping Cooley. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026 The board of directors also promoted Jean-Marc Gallot from general manager of the club to deputy president. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026 There is a risk AI could become a new source of boardroom groupthink if directors lean too heavily on a tool few fully understand, says Mark Freebairn, head of the board practice at search firm Odgers. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026 Our Co-Production Market brings together 15 projects from 10 countries this year, and eight of them are by debut directors, which shows how early international co-production now begins in a filmmaker’s career. — Annika Pham, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026 By Tuesday afternoon, another two bank directors had been taken into custody, prosecutors said. — Emilio Sanabria, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

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Noun

The source must be reliable, in a position to have accurate information and approved by news managers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Dutch Bros staffers, from store owners to senior managers, have been put through the course for years to understand the hard work of the chain’s 25,000 broistas churning out drinks.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

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The producers with no workaround are small distilleries that bottle at home, in an industry that sent about 93 percent of its spirits exports to the United States last year.

— Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Management specifically called out southern sawmills gaining market share from Canadian producers, which CNBC highlighted as a long-term growth opportunity.

— Sebastien Chasse, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of producers

Noun

Chief Executive Masatoshi Kumagai and other GMO executives bowed deeply repeatedly, as is the custom here, at a news conference in Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
When OpenAI’s top executives were appointed drivers and private security, Anna would sometimes be spotted in the car with Greg, taking him to work, according to former colleagues.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

The letter was signed by school district members, unions representing thousands of teachers, school aides and administrators, as well as San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
The school is faced with how to manage, embrace and integrate AI use while weighing the opinions of campus stakeholders, from faculty, administrators and students.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of administrators

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McCarty said the city decided to bring all six superintendents together because officials from surrounding districts also wanted better communication about nearby ICE activity.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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All three are current high-ranking CPD supervisors who have each been with the department for at least 20 years.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Local 600 represents more than 9,000 directors of photography, visual effects supervisors, camera operators, camera assistants, loaders, utilities, still photographers, digital imaging technicians, video controllers and publicists.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026

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