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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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Surrounded by managers and coaches, the band reviewed staging concepts for the performance at Seoul’s Olympic Hall, and repeatedly ran through the steps to the 20-song setlist.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Large alternative asset managers such as Apollo Global Management and TPG have also unveiled sports units.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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After that, winery owners, community leaders and others began discussions with county supervisors, with the hope of making changes to the ordinance, including allowing live music, which was growing in popularity.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The recommendations call for the aviation agency to implement time limitations for air traffic control supervisors, improve training, limit some commercial air traffic at busy airports, improve crash avoidance technology and amend helicopter route design criteria.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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It’s also been talked about by superintendents past and present.—
Morgan Matzen,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Oklahoman asked superintendents, principals, teachers, and guidance counselors from across the Oklahoma City area to participate in the Student of the Week program by sending nominations for their student.—
Darla Rivera,
Oklahoman,
9 Feb. 2026
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As carry-on only travelers, Ryan and I are sticklers about efficient packing.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what legal-ethics sticklers might think of its business model, the 156-person startup has been growing quickly.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The four principals’ unmet personal and professional needs play out in unpredictable, funny and warm — as well as shattering — ways.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Historically, that burden fell to principals and their teams.—
Malana VanTyler,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise, Claude might conceal its secrets where its overseers would never think to look.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Prison overseers intended the yards to be safe havens from the cutthroat prison politics that beset most main yards.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Around this time, a young Israeli national-security official reached the same conclusion and began urging his superiors to organize an internal coup against Assad.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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But when Commissioner Marty Makary presented that list for sign-off to the Health and Human Services Department, which oversees the FDA, and to the White House in October, his superiors shot it down, the people said.—
Elaine Chen,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Micromanagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanagers. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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