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Recent Examples of jefe Learn more The other jefe Raúl headed the Cuban Army for decades, and under his watch the military control over the economy expanded. Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 Chambers, a longtime exec, spent a great degree of time in L.A. since serving as distribution jefe for Disney. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025 Trejo’s Spirits Tequila Alternative Action hero and Trejo’s Tacos jefe Danny Trejo has been sober for over 50 years and has put his name on a smooth and balanced zero-proof tequila alternative that empowers non-imbibers to make perfect Palomas and hangover-free margaritas. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024 Many of my peers learned English from Scully — as my jefe Hector once wrote, there was no better teacher outside of Warner Bros. cartoons. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Los Tigres del Norte Leave it to Los Tigres del Norte’s power anthem to get everyone on the dance floor feeling like a jefe (boss). Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 May 2022 Un jefe revolucionario cae en una trampa, su mujer y el pueblo lo salvan pero su campamento es arrasado. Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019 In an end-of-year address posted online, the ELN’s jefe máximo, who goes by the alias Gabino, promised to continue negotiations even if hostilities resumed. Maximo Anderson, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2018 By April 18, the sometime ship mechanic Manuel Hedilla, acting head of the party, was elected its new jefe nacional by a narrow vote. Jesús Palacios, Slate Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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Noun
  • After they were discovered by her boss, she was also forced to kill her superior and burned all the participant files.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • His father, Curtis, took the day off work from a General Electric small appliances plant in Allentown to watch his son in person, fortuitously getting permission from his boss — who was himself the father of a major league pitcher, Curt Simmons.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • But the foreman, who asked that his name be withheld, said that’s not good enough.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
  • The retrial of Harvey Weinstein ended abruptly Thursday when the jury foreman refused to join the deliberations on the remaining rape charge against the disgraced movie mogul.
    Emily Berk, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Iran conflict a shadow on NATO summit Iran and its support for chief NATO adversary Russia were top of mind, as leaders gathered for the talks.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The death toll is estimated to be 78 in Iran, including four top security chiefs, according to the country’s U.N. ambassador, while three casualties have been confirmed in Israel as reported by the Associated Press.
    Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
  • This new housing, as well as retrofits of old housing, could play an important role in Chicago's goal of reducing emissions 62% in the next 15 years, says Jung Yoon, chief of policy for the Chicago mayor's office.
    Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The 37-year-old longtime Blackhawks captain hasn’t played since April 2023.
    and Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • What will be the line of defense, who must pass the ball to whom and how will the captain set the whole game plan?
    Sahil Gandhi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1980s war with Iraq.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • Since then, the Mars satellites have acted as a super-speed web of cosmic messengers, passing data, imagery, software changes and commands between the Martian robotic scouts and their commanders across NASA.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025

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“Jefe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jefe. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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