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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 first union to endorse the mayoral candidate even in advance of the Democratic primary was IATSE Local 161, a group representing behind-the-scenes workers like script supervisors, production coordinators and production accountants.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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This shift can be seen in examples from Edmond’s own career, including one indelible career conversation with a supervisor five years ago.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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But this goes back to what Toronto manager John Schneider said at the beginning of the series, the philosophy that this isn’t a best-of-seven but a series of best-of-ones over a possible seven nights.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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At some point in extra innings of Game 3 when Ohtani looked to steal second base after one of his four intentional walks, the broadcast began talking about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ famous game-changing steal for the Red Sox in Game 4 of the ‘04 ALCS.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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His mother taught for almost 40 years; his dad for 36, partly as a principal and also, for more than 15 years, at the community college night school.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, wrote that the next mayor can lobby at the state level for more equitable funding for public schools.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Molinar took over as interim superintendent after Angélica Ramsey resigned in September 2024, and was given the job in March.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 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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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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Clotworthy and then-partner Michael Fabila escaped the flow and went back to work for much of the next 24 hours blocking traffic on Highway 101, actions their CHP superiors said saved lives.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ensign, who had neglected to check the tides before entering the harbor, immediately reported his failure to his superiors, who fired him and hauled him before a court-martial.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The constantly shifting allegiances are meant to form a twisty yarn in the aggregate, though the effect is largely just confusing — especially when Helen gets a subplot investigating her own past that distracts from her role as the chilly, withholding boss.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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In the real world, a boss must set aside their love for their dog and look at things objectively.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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