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God Bless you boss man, the Irsay family and all of Colts Nation.—
Lindsey Erdody,
Axios,
21 May 2025 -
In this corner: Frank Costello, the big boss man of organized crime who helped this thing of theirs go from regional to a national syndicate.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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Workers reported that in early August supervisors cut night shifts and later instructed casual and contract workers not to return.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Team leaders—supervisors—had the authority to set norms on virtual meetings, and as with many employers, there was no official policy from top leaders on how to run them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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With an expanding workforce, including from acquisitions of early-stage drug discovery firms, AbbVie has instituted several practices to ensure that new leaders and managers understand what is expected of them.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The deal formed a partnership between Iconic and Ronstadt and her business team — including manager John Boylan and Janet Stark — to market her catalog and preserve her legacy in the digital era.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next The superintendent's letter detailed that the school is continuing to work with the police in their investigation.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Todd Cummings started as superintendent of Paradise Valley Unified School District in July.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Klopp still has a job in the game, as overseer of the Red Bull Group, which seems to consist of giving advice here and there, watching games, assessing potential signings and then persuading those signings to, erm, sign.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Maigret’s unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Her superiors saw her as a natural choice because of her constructive relationship with Bukele during her term as ambassador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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While Mandy is thrilled about her promotion — and her popularity among viewers — Georgie is furious to learn that her boss, Scott (Christopher Gorham), is also her ex.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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When Dan Jackson took the reins of the Austin, Texas, police department’s unsolved homicide unit in 2022, his boss approached the detective with a sense of urgency.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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