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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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The count does not include assistant chief immigration judges (ACIJ), who are courthouse supervisors and also have their own dockets.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the time, Guilfoyle was working in the San Francisco district attorney's office while Newsom served on the board of supervisors.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jerry Weintraub was Frank Sinatra’s manager, as well as a major Hollywood producer making big-budget movies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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More than half of states now have some form of school cellphone ban enshrined in law, and about two-thirds of school principals reported in a recent RAND survey that their schools have an all-day cellphone ban in place.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Balloon payments of the outstanding principal and interest would be due at maturity for both notes.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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In that role, Ruszkowski will oversee turnaround efforts in Fort Worth ISD, including directing or possibly overruling actions of the superintendent and other district leaders.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Darienne Driver-Hudson served as superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools during Sain's tenure as school board president.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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And Hudnell confirms that his club would be happy to maintain any sort of memorial approved by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the de facto overseer of all 2,200 miles.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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The trials were conducted by BAE Systems and the ship’s staff, and activity was monitored by SDA and Ministry of Defence naval architects and overseers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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In Göring's cell, with his superiors pressuring him to find out what the Nazi figurehead might say on the stand, Kelley asks the military commander what drew him to Hitler.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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That simple reaction, rooted in empathy, quickly became a point of conflict with her superiors.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The fascination with boss-employee relationships will probably never fade.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Another individual familiar with events said Turness, the boss of BBC News, has repeatedly made efforts to get the corporation to respond to Prescott’s memo.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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