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administrators

noun

plural of administrator

as in managers

a person who manages or directs something a hospital administrator

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Recent Examples of administrators Kotlikoff's letter did not explain why these events are only being issued now — two years after administrators at Cornell learned about the allegations in 2024. — Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 Bogen, along with two commissioners, several administrators, and a group of supporters, was denied access. — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 It was not lost on French youth that these conditions were linked to climate change, nor that administrators had taken practically no serious action to ease its effects in their classrooms. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 The Columbia demonstrators also pressed their school and Barnard to remove faculty and administrators, and rename buildings that honor prominent donors associated with Jeffrey Epstein. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Before meeting the three women, volunteers with the Beauty Beyond Bars program were warned by guards and administrators to hide scissors or sharp objects and to monitor every product that was visible in the room. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026 By 2024, that network’s administrators announced plans to close seven of its 15 schools, citing declining enrollment and significant operating costs. — Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Ragusa and Carney shared the areas of concern with city administrators and recommended a competency audit, according to the lawsuit. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 The petition asked for school administrators to remove the students from the football team and expel them from Timberline. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026

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Watching games with base runners, tough at-bats and actual strategy by managers is much more enjoyable than strikeouts and home runs with no one on base.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
According to Bank of America, timber managers acquired 55% of all acres that changed hands in 2025 against just 15% sold.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

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Designed for CMOs, CCOs, and senior leaders across marketing, communications, media, and technology, this intimate gathering will bring together executives navigating these shifts in real time.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The event was attended by some of Hollywood’s most prolific and notable actors, filmmakers, and industry executives as well as members of the event’s host committee who came together to support the museum.

— Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

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University personnel were on-site to support the visiting teams and sent an apology email to the recreation directors at the affected schools, as well as the presidents of the participating teams.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

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Throughout the process, Wakim said, the McCoys worked with Ricky Dauenhauer — who owned NAE Contracting with his wife, Chantal Dauenhauer — as well as with project superintendents employed by NAE Contracting.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The district had worked with SYDKIMYL in some capacity since 2019, but the expansive new contract would have Kimberly provide coaching for principals at 10 CMS middle schools as well as three assistant superintendents.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
That has to happen by a county board of supervisors voting to put a data center in your backyard.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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