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a person who manages or directs something
a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs
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Recent Examples of executives
Serving as EPs are Studiocanal executives, Anna Marsh, CEO of STUDIOCANAL and Chief Content Officer of Canal+, EVP of Global Production Ron Halpern and US Chief Creative Officer, Shana Eddy-Grouf, with Sudie Smyth leading Physical Production.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2026
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter's executive awards editor Scott Feinberg on his podcast, Awards Chatter, the 65-year-old actress recounted one particularly tense moment on set involving co-creator Larry David and executives from production company Castle Rock.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Nearly half of data center projects are facing delays and data center moratoriums, with industry executives citing issues such as labor shortages and power constraints as key factors.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
According to the Los Angeles Times, FIFA executives were concerned with the players having enough time to warm up, so the start time for the ceremony was moved up an additional half hour.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Sarah Eddy, a second lawyer for OpenAI and its executives, said that Musk was lying to the jury about his true intentions.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Company executives said the decision reflected an effort to present a range of political perspectives.
—Bynick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
The share of executives leading companies who are women or people of color is rising—albeit slowly.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Cloudflare executives added that the company is hoping to avoid further major layoffs.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2026
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter's executive awards editor Scott Feinberg on his podcast, Awards Chatter, the 65-year-old actress recounted one particularly tense moment on set involving co-creator Larry David and executives from production company Castle Rock.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Nearly half of data center projects are facing delays and data center moratoriums, with industry executives citing issues such as labor shortages and power constraints as key factors.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
According to the Los Angeles Times, FIFA executives were concerned with the players having enough time to warm up, so the start time for the ceremony was moved up an additional half hour.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Sarah Eddy, a second lawyer for OpenAI and its executives, said that Musk was lying to the jury about his true intentions.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Company executives said the decision reflected an effort to present a range of political perspectives.
—Bynick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
The share of executives leading companies who are women or people of color is rising—albeit slowly.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Cloudflare executives added that the company is hoping to avoid further major layoffs.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executives
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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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“Executives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executives. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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