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Recent Examples of generals
Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?
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Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generals
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And so came, with American approval, the June 2025 12-day war in which Israel demolished Iranian air defenses, killed dozens of senior commanders and scientists, and, together with a one-day American intervention, smashed Iranian nuclear sites.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Their exact location is known only to a small group of officials, including the prime minister and senior naval commanders.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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No one would deny that casting is an important part of a movie, but who really believes that casting directors choose casts independent of directors and executives?—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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That will mean persuading companies whose executives are still grappling with AI to start investing in a technology that few have begun to think about.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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And Texas governors do not have a cabinet in the traditional sense, so agencies such as the Agriculture Department, the Comptroller's Office and the Attorney General's Office are run by people elected by voters and not necessarily by whomever the governor might prefer.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, compliance checks dropped sharply to 369 after department leaders curtailed overtime spending amid a broader city budget crunch.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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What was intended to be a productive closed-door meeting with top Department of Justice leaders Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche turned into a standoff over whether Bondi would commit to appearing for an April 14 deposition subpoenaed by the House oversight committee.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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During Tuesday's meeting, at-large City Director Joan Adcock asked that the directors of the city's housing and planning departments bring the board a report next week on the housing shortage in the city and what officials were doing about it.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The new, as-yet unnamed firm, featuring Toczek, Suddleson, Kapust and Adeyeye reps a broad range of film and television actors, directors, producers and writers, as well as an array of athletes, social media content creators, authors, musicians and others.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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The House later approved House Bill 1182 on Wednesday, allowing parents of autistic children and children with other disabilities to share tracking device data with their child’s school so administrators can help locate a child in the event of elopement.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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And in one location, administrators argued that the reason for the protest didn’t exist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The committee, whose duties will include studying how to implement security policies of the central Beijing government, currently consists of members such as security officials, police chiefs and the city leader.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some members of the State Immigration Enforcement Council, which is comprised of four sheriffs and four city police chiefs, said immigrants who aren't criminals should be able to stay in the country, under certain conditions.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Real employers usually contact candidates through job platforms, email or professional networks like LinkedIn.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Generals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generals. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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