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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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Then, almost two years into the investigation, Langston stopped by the police station and was chatting with a different administrator, who asked Langston whether the initial search had also been conducted in an older database that not everybody on staff knew about.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Turn on multi-factor authentication, enable every account alert your plan offers and ask your employer or plan administrator what happens after an address, phone number or bank account change.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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In text messages between Musk and his employees, including OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis and a project director Sam Teller, Musk's team cheered the hire, according to correspondence made public in discovery.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Pasricha’s wife Eiesha Pasricha is the de facto artistic director of the brand, also personally curating the retail at Gleneagles and the shop at Estelle Manor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Guests rub shoulders with neighborhood executives looking for an express lunch with colleagues at Il Cittadino.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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The former executive of private prison company Geo Group will be tasked with leading ICE through one of its most consequential periods.—
Douglas MacMillan,
Washington Post,
13 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
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The strong exports helped to mitigate the weaknesses in domestic demand, but not enough to fully offset it, said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Backlash to the president’s aggressive second term agenda has energized Democrats and helped fuel the party's victories nationwide in off-year and special elections throughout 2025 and 2026.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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As for its immediate future, Teri Bariquit, a board member and former Nordstrom exec, will serve as interim CEO while the board conducts a search.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz are exec producers for Omaha Productions; Ross Ketover, Keith Cossrow, Ken Rodgers and Jessica Boddy for NFL Films; and Patrick Mahomes and Jacquelyn Dahl for 2PM Productions.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Middle manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20manager. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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