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executives

noun

plural of executive

as in managers

a person who manages or directs something a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs

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Recent Examples of executives The list of senior executives did not answer the question of who would oversee the old Paramount and Warner Bros. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Economists and executives warned of thinning global oil buffers, with conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine piling pressure on the energy supply chain. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Our research, drawn from a global survey of 1,000 senior executives across 20 industries in 13 countries, suggests both assumptions are dangerously wrong. — Yusof Seedat, Harvard Business Review, 12 Oct. 2026 Later this November, a miniseries about former crypto executives Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison is set to air on Netflix. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Audience development needs screening rooms At several of this year’s panels at the festival’s industry sidebar, RioMarket, key executives and producers frequently mentioned the need for audience development in Brazil. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Despite the current challenges, executives remain bullish on the channel. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026 Fox is pushing further into the creator economy, adding two senior executives to its Fox Creator Studios business. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 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

Definition of managers

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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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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

Definition of administrators

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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

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