as in leaders
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling
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Following community debate over safety versus access to alternative mobility options, city leaders in La Mesa voted to ban e-bike use for riders under 12.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026 -
The leaders discussed trade on Thursday, with Xi saying that China’s door of opportunity will open wider.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Customers were very important; workers, foremen.—
Michael Kilian,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
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But this layered intelligence rarely travels beyond marketing teams into boardrooms where bosses have the final say.—
Alex Cooper,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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And according to my scorecard, which averaged grades across five economic yardsticks, Powell’s eight years at the helm earned the second-worst California-centric score compared with the previous four central bank bosses.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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Celebrini joins forces with two 35-year-old alternate captains, John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ryan O’Reilly of the Nashville Predators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Woodward and McNeela are both captains who enjoyed Marist’s celebration on senior night.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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While some of Na's fellow Korean genre masters, like Bong Joon Ho, have found global renown, for many cinephiles, Na is overdue for the kind of global introduction a Cannes premiere provides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Then, nearly three decades later, Shipp dug up his masters from the shed after a writer inquired about them.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The public’s ambivalence toward corporate chiefs cuts across gender, age, party, and even income.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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Invisible drag on the economy For HR chiefs and labor economists, the implications extend beyond individual well-being.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The bill focuses on large health care companies that own pharmacies as well as insurers or pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, which influence the prescription drugs Americans can get through insurance plans and how much those medications will cost.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Che’s managers did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Athletic directors are not looking for their coaches to be in agreement with the school's philosophy on whether more teams should be added to the postseason.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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And on May 17, the FilmUSA Pavilion in Cannes hosts Georgia day, featuring producers, directors, studio operators, financiers, city officials, film commissions and resource providers.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Helmsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmsmen. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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