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as in taskmaster
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as in manager
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On June 9, after slipping into Cancer and your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, the messenger planet will clash with taskmaster Saturn in your second house of finances and sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
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Subconscious fears and biases will pop up, as Jupiter tensely argues with taskmaster Saturn and delusional Neptune from June 15 to June 18.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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She was chosen as the player most likely to win MVP this season, and the Lynx were named title favorites in a survey of WNBA general managers before the season began.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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The space is not likely to open until perhaps mid-July, said Mark Moncey, a San Diego Parks and Recreation area manager who was on-site while the crew installed the sod.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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He was variously depicted as both a strict disciplinarian and also an emotionally intelligent father figure to the players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Either way, Columbia could more easily identify the protesters, much to the advantage of disciplinarians looking to move fast.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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Alarcon, who’s been working in highway construction since 2012 and now serves as a traffic control supervisor in Irvine, has four children.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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The future of legal aid Whatever the barriers between the county and the federal government on immigration, immigrant advocates see the county’s legal aid program as a tangible benefit that supervisors can and should expand.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2025
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But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2024
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There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
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The overseers of funds and investments for California, Illinois and half a dozen other states cite Tesla’s sagging stock, disappointing first-quarter deliveries and surge of trade-ins by vehicle owners as being among their causes for concern.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The company has also pledged to work transparently with an independent overseer appointed by the court to evaluate the deal’s effects on consumer privacy, with a report due to the bankruptcy court in June.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Some people rely on points and miles, while others are sticklers about booking in advance or researching differential deals on sites like Groupon.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Xavier, who has been presented as a stickler for rules, breaks with protocol and begins his investigation without contacting any other authorities.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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The search for a new superintendent will be conducted with candidate confidentiality to increase the pool of applicants.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The Del Mar Union School District has wrapped up the community engagement phase in its search for its next superintendent.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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“Micromanager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanager. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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