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Recent Examples of directorship
Riccardo Muti guest-rehearses the orchestra once a year, a tradition that has continued past his directorship at the CSO.
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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
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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Writer-director Benny Safdie helms this A24 drama that’s sure to be on Oscar voters’ radars.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The 63-year-old chef helms the kitchen at Vila Joya—the restaurant of a gracious boutique hotel in Portugal that shares its name—which earned one Michelin star in 1995 and a second in 1999.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 2025
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Republican strategist David Oman, who served as her finance chair in 2014, said her departure wasn’t a shock after months of speculation but still marks a major moment for Iowa politics.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump has criticized the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, for months for not lowering interest rates, and recently took aim at Powell over a costly renovation of the bank's Washington headquarters.—
Jeff Mason,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 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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His chairmanship has probably come during the most tumultuous time in ESPN's history.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Perez retaliated by stripping Caruso of his committee chairmanship and booting him out of his corner office into another space.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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The House Oversight Committee is nearing completion of its investigation into former President Joe Biden’s inner circle and his use of the autopen during his presidency.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 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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The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
4 May 2024
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“Directorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorship. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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