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Provide coaching and mentorship so managers become inspiring guides rather than just taskmasters.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025 -
On July 13, taskmaster Saturn will station retrograde in Aries, presenting the opportunity to recalibrate and refocus.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Mandatory cuts in Arizona’s Colorado River supplies will remain in place through 2026, federal water managers said Aug. 15, reflecting a poor winter runoff, growing demand and worsening drought.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Make a player or manager available for an interview at half-time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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By several accounts, Xi was a ferocious disciplinarian.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 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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The company has been operating the cars with a valet, or human safety supervisor in the front passenger seat tasked with intervening if there are issues with the ride.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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Last month, former Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre was elected and sworn in as supervisor, once again giving Democrats a 3-2 majority.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 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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Yet this happens so rarely that even the greatest overseer of gambling in New York history died because of his gambling debts.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The announcement deepens the business ties between Roger Penske, 88, and Rupert Murdoch, 94, the overseer of the Fox empire.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Sean Payton is a noted stickler for details, even beyond the normal standards of an obsessive group like professional football coaches.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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That's not to say that there aren't sticklers for the old way of doing things: leaving your phone at home or in the car, tucking it in your purse or pocket, turning it off, and at the very least, putting it on silent or vibrate mode.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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Her character, Linda, is dealing with a house flood that made her roof cave in, a therapist played by Conan O’Brien who could stand to be better at his job, and being courted by A$AP Rocky’s motel superintendent, who watches weird things on the internet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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After holding a variety of jobs, she was named interim superintendent when Tony Sanders left to become state superintendent of education and was later given the job on a permanent basis in May 2023 at a salary of $282,500.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Micromanager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanager. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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