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Recent Examples of directorship
But with being recently appointed music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony, general music director of the city of Cologne and being principal conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI in Turin, Italy, Orozco-Estrada is an unlikely candidate for a music directorship here.
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Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
Aged 22, Matheson completed a diploma in sport directorship.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Mladenov must also figure out how to transition Gaza from nearly two decades of Hamas rule to the Palestinian technocratic committee under his directorship.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Junnar is stepping away from the directorship at the end of this semester, the same time that her husband, Hiram Chodosh, will leave his position as CMC’s president.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
They had first been exhibited at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti following the acquisition of the Seth Siegelaub Textile Library by Fondazione Antonio Ratti from the Stichting Egress, under the directorship of Marja Bloem.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
Aged 22, Matheson completed a diploma in sport directorship.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Mladenov must also figure out how to transition Gaza from nearly two decades of Hamas rule to the Palestinian technocratic committee under his directorship.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Junnar is stepping away from the directorship at the end of this semester, the same time that her husband, Hiram Chodosh, will leave his position as CMC’s president.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
They had first been exhibited at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti following the acquisition of the Seth Siegelaub Textile Library by Fondazione Antonio Ratti from the Stichting Egress, under the directorship of Marja Bloem.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directorship
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Mendoza has a 182-173 record in his three seasons at the helm.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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United, on the other hand, have won six of their seven home matches with Carrick at the helm and are favourites to win again here.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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One of the commission’s co-chairs, the North Carolina incumbent Representative Valerie Foushee, instead received ad-spending from the Public First side of the aisle.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Sitting on a worn wooden chair in the garden on a cool Tuesday afternoon, Chambers, 43, a professional glass and metalsmith, reflected on his antiquated strain of craftsmanship.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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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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Warsh would take the chairmanship at a complicated time, given that a spike in gas prices could keep the central bank from lowering interest rates — a move that Trump has been adamant on.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Not one Democrat has had their vice chairmanship stripped away.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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Her campaign drew on the enduring support base associated with her father’s presidency, while also reviving deep divisions within Peruvian society.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Virtually every modern presidency has understood this, leaning into discretion and gesturing toward transparency even as new security measures have been unfurled over time.—
Neil Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The fallout In the aftermath of the UFT’s formal notice, a letter campaign was launched that asked Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels not to appoint Lynch-Reyes to the permanent superintendency.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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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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“Directorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorship. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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