producers

plural of producer
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as in directors
a person who supervises or finances the making of a work (such as a stage show or movie) to be shown to the public The producer was having trouble finding an actress for the lead role.

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Recent Examples of producers And of course, the producers had to mix up some drama by having each designer call out another as the weakest competitor. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 This effort addresses the urgent need to ensure a sustainable future for American agriculture by empowering the next generation of food producers. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Middle Eastern producers have ferried cargoes out of the Gulf as part of a shuttle program put in place by several countries in the region. Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Blending ambient textures, trip-hop, techno and drum-and-bass into a new sonic language for mainstream pop, Orbit co-created an album that revitalized Madonna’s career while earning multiple Grammys and influencing a generation of producers. Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026 For the moment, a close look at the producers attending Match Me! John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The surge in memory prices has led to the biggest producers of the product — SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron — seeing a massive rally in their share prices as investors bet the supply imbalance will persist for some time. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Executive producers for the film include Kyle Castellanet, Mary Jane Skalski, Christina Piovesan, David Cormican, Waleed Zuaiter and Joana Zuaiter, and Andrew Frank and Jonathan Wyman on behalf of Mongrel Media, which will distribute in Canada. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 In total, 11 projects selected for the annual Alliance 4 Development, the co-development platform for film projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, were in the spotlight, with directors and producers presenting them. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The organization was disbanded by Taiwan's Interior Ministry in May for not holding elections for their directors in time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • McDonnell seemed to prize family connections over real-world experience, hiring her nephews to serve as directors and executive producers on various series.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced Monday that the pesticide paraquat-dichloride is being phased out, as all the pesticide’s manufacturers have voluntarily cancelled their product registrations in the state.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, manufacturers are shifting away from fossil fuels by testing alternative energy sources such as hydrogen blends.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In addition, some toothpaste makers like Colgate, Tom's of Maine, Arm & Hammer, and OxiClean have entered into collaborations with private recycling business TerraCycle to offer free take-back programs.
    Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Chilean duo’s latest only further establishes them as some of the most exciting makers of tangible, macabre visions on the world’s stage.
    Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This comes after Coast Citrus Distributors, one of Taylor Farms’ suppliers, voluntarily recalled fresh jalapeños because of potential salmonella contamination.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Large organizations routinely entrust sensitive data and connectivity to thousands of smaller suppliers whose cybersecurity maturity varies dramatically.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Local public schools cut 50,000 jobs in July, restaurants and bars 26,000, retailers 19,000.
    Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • More than a year after those coins entered circulation, retailers still lack clarity on how to navigate the coin’s gradual phaseout.
    Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Medical providers are collecting larger shares of what patients might owe at a time when rising deductibles mean patients are owing more for care.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Do travel providers do a good job of creating, communicating, and enforcing filming policies?
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Due to the last-minute cancelation, many musicians, crews, attendees, and vendors descended on Los Angeles, only to find out too late that the event was canceled.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The vendors also know something uncomfortable about their own product.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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