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a person who manages or directs something
a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Recent Examples of execs
The final callback was a showcase for HBO, with all of the eventual cast reading in front of producers and execs, but only Demie going up against one final contender.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
Scorsese cast Aidan Quinn as Jesus after studio execs balked at Christopher Walken.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
To be sure, while AI execs are still confident the tech will payoff—betting nearly $700 billion in the AI infrastructure buildout—big names like Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have retracted their previous claims on AI’s ability to replace large swaths of white-collar workers.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
But not all tech execs are against government AI regulation.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
It’s also populated with enough solid jokes and familiar faces to suggest that the execs who are still financing these kinds of projects believe the mainstream comedy has a profitable future.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Ending on Jack Paar is a nice touch and subtle middle finger to TV execs everywhere.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The process involved soliciting scripts from managers, agents, development execs and producers, and culminated in over 50 submissions.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, top execs at WME and TKO Group, are buying small ownership stakes in the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 May 2026
Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
Scorsese cast Aidan Quinn as Jesus after studio execs balked at Christopher Walken.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
To be sure, while AI execs are still confident the tech will payoff—betting nearly $700 billion in the AI infrastructure buildout—big names like Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have retracted their previous claims on AI’s ability to replace large swaths of white-collar workers.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
But not all tech execs are against government AI regulation.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
It’s also populated with enough solid jokes and familiar faces to suggest that the execs who are still financing these kinds of projects believe the mainstream comedy has a profitable future.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Ending on Jack Paar is a nice touch and subtle middle finger to TV execs everywhere.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
The process involved soliciting scripts from managers, agents, development execs and producers, and culminated in over 50 submissions.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, top execs at WME and TKO Group, are buying small ownership stakes in the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
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Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only organization for executives in successful accounting, financial planning and wealth management firms.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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An industry source familiar with the matter told CNN that executives from major prediction companies recently discussed jointly encouraging the CFTC to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Hanover Park represents one of Saper’s flagship bets on AI-native services, while Rowspace is building AI infrastructure for large asset managers.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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For emergency managers, the goal is preventing a repeat of what happened after Irma.—
Mallory Nicholls,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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There was much more on the table even as action has been limited to the league athletic directors voting on the schedule adjustment.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
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The study also found that while four in five leaders have attended an AI training course, there’s less confidence among vice presidents than directors.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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University administrators have long known that grade inflation is a problem, but no one has been willing to do much about it.—
Vincent Phillip Muñoz,
Washington Post,
25 May 2026
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Frank Lara, the executive vice president of the United Educators of San Francisco and a teacher at Buena Vista Horace Mann School, said students cannot reach proficiency in math, reading and other subjects if California continues to lose educators and administrators.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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However, county superintendents can wield significant influence over district budgets.—
East Bay Times editorial board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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But superintendents’ pay includes more than just salary, and many can also cash out their unused vacation or sick days each year.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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