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 The Hertfordshire police had contacted the producers to inform them of the assault allegations from Navarro, Walker, and Price. Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg serve as showrunners, writers, and executive producers. Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 June 2026 Ashton Swinford and Amy Tien are producers. Arushi Jacob, Variety, 8 June 2026 The area Tipperary’s pasture-rich Golden Vale is on the doorstep and many of the growers and artisanal producers offer tours and tastings. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The studio, and producers like James Wan and Osgood Perkins, deserve credit for a number of things, including taking a chance on such a young filmmaker and executing the film in a way that connects with audiences. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 June 2026 The global SiC market is currently dominated by a small number of producers, including Wolfspeed, Coherent, and STMicroelectronics, all of which have announced multi-billion-dollar capacity expansions in recent years. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 In the pre-Instagram era, Pratt and Montag were known for constantly leaking stories to the tabloids, setting up paparazzi pictures, and surprising producers by showing up where they weren’t expected. Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 In earlier seasons, producers and contestants never had to think about what could be dug up from a contestant's social media history. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
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Noun
  • There is a reason why, if and when a goal is scored in the opening game between Mexico and South Africa on Thursday afternoon, TV directors will focus on the scenes of agony and ecstasy both on the pitch and in the stands at Estadio Azteca.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • That includes such weighty things as who is on the board of directors overseeing the CEO.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The real one was made in two pieces by separate manufacturers to ensure secrecy.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Some manufacturers have created toilet paper and toilet paper rolls pretreated with scents like lavender or vanilla that are released every time the paper is turned and torn.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • But rather than addressing them, Kennedy appears to be attempting to push vaccine compensation on to the civil court system—and, potentially, expose drug makers to unlimited liability.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Premium players are often the difference-makers in international fantasy tournaments.
    Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Riyadh is building a domestic defense capacity while cultivating alternative weapons suppliers to Washington.
    Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • The second phase was to go after the dealers and suppliers of narcotics in the neighborhood, which Essayli said was reflected in last month’s arrests at the park.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • With oil prices remaining elevated due to the war in Iran, retailers had already sought to get in front of monthly bunker adjustments set by ocean carriers for June 1 and July 1.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
  • Starlink kits are also sold by retailers.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
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  • That way, patients benefit from the convenience of telehealth while maintaining a connection with their in-person providers.
    Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
  • Other launch providers should not be affected.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Security teams would discover flaws in their software, vendors would bundle fixes into periodic updates, and companies would decide when to install those patches—often weekly, monthly, or even quarterly.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
  • The free event will include food vendors, games and a large-screen broadcast of the United States-Paraguay match.
    City News Service, Daily News, 9 June 2026

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