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Noun
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Adrienna Wong, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said Wednesday’s vote showed city leaders taking action on an issue that was personal to them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026 -
The next generation of industry leaders will not rely solely on internal labs or occasional acquisitions.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Aside from some bland staging, the principals aren’t the problem.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Terms of the deals were not disclosed, but principals described them as versions of a classic revenue-sharing arrangement, with additional provisions for promotion.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many managers will be focusing on double-gameweek assets and chasing last week’s points.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Donohue, a volunteer social worker, is set to receive her masters in social work from New York University this month.—
Niki Donohue,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Vandenberg is a seven-year Marine Corps veteran, former Jeopardy champion and is studying for a masters degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Though young missing-persons detective Dalia (May Calamawy) is earnest in her attempts to help, her superiors cast suspicion on Katie’s parents; eight years later, the girl is still missing, while the family has relocated to New Mexico.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Roughly 30% of Gautam’s hotel staff in Florida are Haitians who are TPS holders, working as housekeepers, landscapers, supervisors and in other positions.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The lack of supervision of new workers on cases is also a problem, according to the DCF worker, who explained that many supervisors work remotely.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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While the model still lacks the judgment or taste of its human overseers, executives don’t expect that gap to last long.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The board is composed of athletic directors, principals, and superintendents.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Representing Fort Worth school district at the listening session were deputy superintendents Daniel Soliz and Kellie Spencer, and chief of staff Louis Kushner.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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