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Recent Examples of middle manager
Since 2015, the city’s population increased just 1%, but city staffing increased by 27%, driven largely by middle manager growth of 471%.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Much has been written about AI’s impact on early-career jobs and the disappearing middle manager, but leaders are also feeling less agency and more layoff anxiety.
—Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026
Or what makes a good middle manager?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
The unique problems of the middle manager tend to be overlooked in change programs.
—Phil Gilbert, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Innovation and agility often emerge first at the middle manager level, where leaders are closest to day-to-day operations and customer insights.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Much has been written about AI’s impact on early-career jobs and the disappearing middle manager, but leaders are also feeling less agency and more layoff anxiety.
—Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026
Or what makes a good middle manager?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
The unique problems of the middle manager tend to be overlooked in change programs.
—Phil Gilbert, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Innovation and agility often emerge first at the middle manager level, where leaders are closest to day-to-day operations and customer insights.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle manager
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In the meantime, Chisholm’s teammates and manager expressed confidence in his ability to turn things around with plenty of baseball left to play.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt missed his second straight game because of a viral infection but is expected to be back in the dugout Tuesday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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With the launch of a new public works online portal, Alonzo Jenkins, the supervisor of public works, said residents — or anyone else — can provide the department with quick, precise information around the clock.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Fanger revealed that the sneaker subplot was loosely inspired by Henry Lawrence, the real-life son of Christa Miller (who also serves as music supervisor) and showrunner Bill Lawrence.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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The 1984 rodeo made a profit of $23,000, but administrators cited additional and prohibitive costs as the reason for discontinuing future rodeos.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Woodbury city administrator Jeffrey Dahl said the city has a booming health care and retail industry, and the new Amazon facility is another asset to the city that will encourage resilience and business and career diversity.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Rishabh Desai has been with the Clippers since 2016 and is now the executive director of basketball operations.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Sentiment was hurt by the rising price of gas caused by the war, according to survey director Joanne Hsu.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
Noun
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On update calls, Andy Sriubas, a former advertising executive put in charge of the field offices, seemed unable to answer specific questions.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Corporate executives often ask themselves how to participate in the benefits of deep tech innovation – but without trying to create this innovation based on just a few risky internal projects.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Wendy Kelly, deputy superintendent at the Redwood City School District, declined to answer questions about Agan’s hiring or say whether the school district was aware he had been accused of misconduct at two previous schools.—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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In March, the school board directed the superintendent to devise a plan to eliminate 3,000 job positions over three years to save about $250 million.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The Clippers sold high on Zubac, a point that Clippers basketball president Lawrence Frank acknowledged in February.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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As a result, Pacers team president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard took full responsibility for the move, apologizing on social media.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Air execs are hoping that the spot demonstrates how preproduction can be expedited and made cheaper even for traditional shoots (the spot went from development to completion in a matter of weeks).—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Besides more on maverick Turner’s death, talking about that transaction was kind of the point today of anyone really listening to the soon-to-exiting WBD execs.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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“Middle manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20manager. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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