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forewoman

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Recent Examples of forewoman Oren Alexander shook his head softly as the forewoman read out the guilty verdict. — Nathalie Nieves, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026 The jury was dismissed after the jury forewoman read the verdict and other jurors confirmed their votes. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 In a brief interview, the forewoman, who declined to provide her name, discussed the daunting task of reaching a verdict in this highly emotional, sensational case that terrorized the still-grieving Oxford community. — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for forewoman

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Noun

Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
The Nepal Electricity Authority named the two men who were rescued alive as 30-year-old Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman from Saptari district in eastern Nepal, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor from Kathmandu.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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Noun

But not all their mass gets glommed together to form the final black hole boss.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Other recent hirings from beyond college sports have included former Pac-12 boss George Kliavkoff, current Big Ten leader Tony Petitti and NCAA president Charlie Baker.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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Listyo previously served as national police chief after being appointed by then-President Joko Widodo in 2021.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Barrera, Shaw and Tony Thurmond, outgoing state schools chief, voiced opposition to the plan that is now final.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Patrick Yaroch, 37, was a supervisor in the FBI's counterintelligence and espionage division until his arrest this summer.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Serna endorsed Guerra, who is also supported by three other Sacramento supervisors and Sacramento councilmembers Roger Dickinson, Phil Pluckebaum and Rick Jennings.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of supervisor

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There are visceral descriptions of the hanging of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2026
Clairmont, Byron’s mistress and mother of his unborn child, had orchestrated the introduction between Byron and the group.

— Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistress

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Former TikTok executive Dustin Goot and former Vice exec Subrata De are both joining in senior roles, alongside media operators Alexandra Zaslow and Brannan Goetschius.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
But Joseph Chalom, CEO of SharpLink, one of the largest corporate holders of the cryptocurrency ether, and a former BlackRock executive, expects the gates to stay shut for a while.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

Property managers should prioritize systems and technology that are agile enough to accommodate these differences without creating an entirely different process for every property.

— Nathan Miller, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
An independent artist, Lumsden is self-managed with her husband Dan Freeman, who wears multiple hats as bandmate (bass player) and label manager for their imprint, Red Dirt Road Records.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

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Flight experts say weather was likely a factor in the crash and that the captain should have delayed the flight after seeing the forecast.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The captain was later taken to the emergency room at Gema Santhi Regional Hospital for treatment, according to ANTARA News, the official national news agency of Indonesia.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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