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Recent Examples of directorship
The memorandum was cosigned by Vernadsky’s younger colleague Vitalii Khlopin, who had taken over the directorship of the Radium Institute from Vernadsky in 1939.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In 1984, Dohnányi took over the music directorship of the Cleveland Orchestra, which, since the time of George Szell, has had the reputation of being the most sonically impeccable of American ensembles.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Riccardo Muti guest-rehearses the orchestra once a year, a tradition that has continued past his directorship at the CSO.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In its 56th edition, the photography festival, running until 5th October, embraces the provocatively defiant theme Disobedient Images, under the directorship of Christoph Wiesner.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In 1984, Dohnányi took over the music directorship of the Cleveland Orchestra, which, since the time of George Szell, has had the reputation of being the most sonically impeccable of American ensembles.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Riccardo Muti guest-rehearses the orchestra once a year, a tradition that has continued past his directorship at the CSO.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In its 56th edition, the photography festival, running until 5th October, embraces the provocatively defiant theme Disobedient Images, under the directorship of Christoph Wiesner.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directorship
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After just six months in the role, Jil Sander CEO Serge Brunschwig is stepping down from the helm of the brand, citing personal reasons.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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The captain’s cabin, meanwhile, sits on the upper deck near the helm.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite vacationing on a luxury yacht, Bronwyn spent the night sleeping on a pool chair on the deck rather than spending the night having to share a bed with Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.—
Jeremiah Poff,
Washington Examiner,
24 Oct. 2023
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If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses.—
Audrey Clare Farley,
The New Republic,
3 Jan. 2022
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Under Do’s board chairmanship, CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn’s pay was increased by about 50% in 2022 to $841,500 a year.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dingell lost the vote and the chairmanship.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That original €600million budget was scrapped in 2021, when Laporta returned to the presidency, with the project barely up and running, never mind close to a finish as intended.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Strange things were afoot during Biden's presidency.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Massey teaches the superintendency course and the principalship course at the University of Minnesota.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 July 2024
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“Directorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorship. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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