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Work is work, and there’s writerly reward, too, in daily encounters with a diverse range of taskmasters across all social groups.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Fantasy managers were nervous about investing in Brown due to possible rotation but one per cent of them were rewarded with a goal, an assist and the scouting bonus.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Unpaid work was especially common among managers and senior leaders.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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You are asked to be teachers, counselors, social workers, disciplinarians, mentors, advocates, crisis managers and emotional anchors for children navigating an increasingly complicated world.—
Susana A. Mendoza,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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That might not be enough for public commenters like Gary Delhan, who pointed toward the supervisors’ dais.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The redrawn congressional map means that more than 400,000 (comma not period) voters now live in a different congressional district, according to local supervisors of elections.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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The rise of the grammar sticklers Many of today’s ideas about what constitutes correct English are based on a singular – often mistaken – 19th-century view of the forces that govern our language.—
Valerie M. Fridland,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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Yes, some sticklers would insist that greatly should never stand between to and excel.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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According to materials from the district released to the Herald, superintendents from large districts elsewhere in the country, a former state secretary of education, a former charter school executive, and several leaders in South Florida were among the applicants.—
Austin Horn
June 16,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Congressional lawmakers grilled Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King in an hourslong hearing yesterday, pressing her and two other superintendents on policies supporting transgender students and other diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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In 2023, a Gallup Poll cited in an analysis of the California legislation found that 77% of principals nationwide reported taking recess away as punishment.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Other recommendations made by TASB incldude a $5,000 increase for campus principals and market adjustments totaling $47,324 for campus technicians on the technology pay grade.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Their biology is dictated by their human overseers, who prioritize efficiency over quality of life.—
Jacqueline Goldblatt,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2026
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In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Micromanagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanagers. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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