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 Roy Conli and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones will serve as producers. Matt Minton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 At the same time, other Gulf oil producers like Iraq, which depends heavily on the strait, are getting their barrels out by way of dark transits and ship-to-ship transfers. Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 For all their vaunted power, superheroes are at the mercy of the people who write them, draw them, play them on the screen, and by extension the producers and executives who decide what should go where and for how much. Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Festival in England, where the headlining set from the Fugees was cut short by producers after an hour. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 A day later, another batch of government data showed that prices paid to wholesalers by producers of goods had been left unchanged in July, coming in lower than economists’ expected. Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 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 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
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Noun
  • The advent of rankings allowed players to earn their way into tournaments, but the owners and directors still held onto a handful of slots for their favorites, which became known as wild cards.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Preventing outbreaks Bin and lot numbers are crucial identifiers that let investigators, manufacturers, stores and customers trace a problem back to a particular batch of products.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Its drone technology has impressed governments and defense manufacturers around the world.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • June’s sales were helped by auto makers’ promotion incentives.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Scout told local news outlet PhillyVoice that BlackStar Projects, Monument Lab, DesignPhiladelphia, the Stained Glass Project, and 45 other artists, makers, and small retail businesses have currently signed on as tenants within the development.
    News Desk, Artforum, 14 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 growing dependency can expose automotive manufacturers and suppliers to geopolitical uncertainty, export restrictions, price volatility and potential disruption as global demand for electric motors continues to increase.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two of them, who were the main suppliers, made routine trips to Philadelphia and New York to get large amounts of cocaine, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Walmart, Target and other retailers have been pushing discounts for the fall season, seeking to lure inflation-weary shoppers.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Harkening back to behaviors panned during the Covid-19 pandemic, brands and retailers stopped orders mid-production.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Industry watchers say access to advanced compute via overseas cloud providers is a key factor in Chinese AI models gaining capability.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • OpenRouter's pricing page lists more than 500 models across over 80 providers.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Couples who have a specific caterer in mind may need to shop around for a venue that will allow outside vendors.
    Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Artists, artisans, and food vendors, demonstrations of live combat styles including German longsword, fencing, and pirate swashbuckling, activities such as Squires’ spot with mermaids, games, and family entertainment.
    Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026

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