commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner Hilton Beckham, an assistant commissioner of the CBP, told the Associated Press the agency would be ready for the change. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 The police commissioner did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital. Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Scott raised the issue at the end of Tuesday's meeting, when commissioners discuss new business. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025 Martin O'Malley, the former SSA commissioner under the Biden administration, has said the website crashes are down to the closure of the SSA's Office of Transformation. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
Noun
  • Head was a plumber and moved up the ranks to superintendent.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Jayne Willard, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said the district selects new courses based on industry trends, student interest, future careers and post-secondary preparation.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s also Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. Trade Representative, two behind-the-scenes senior officials helping to shape, implement and message around Trump’s economic plans.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
  • By adding in other activities outside work, people also tend to diversify their identities, which helps during the inevitable setbacks and failures throughout a career, said Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Some administrators have privately seethed at the proposal, cynical at the motives of the power countries.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Ostensibly, all of these actions were taken because of the university administrators' approach to protests about the conflict in Gaza, which the administration has characterized as allowing antisemitism.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Hertz shares surged more than 56% after hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman disclosed a stake in the rental car company.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her film credits include Coach Carter, Wild Hogs and The To Do List, and she executive produced the TV series Blue Mountain State.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Creator Lorne Michaels will executive produce Saturday Night Live UK.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Speaking to Rolling Stone, White Lotus‘ music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, who joined for Season Two, said the uproar meant people cared about the show.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Specifically, the Sheriff’s Office asked county supervisors for permission to spend up to $760,000 on the contract with Verogen, a San Diego biotechnology startup that two years ago was acquired by the Dutch conglomerate Qiagen for $150 million.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Google has previously explored selling off its ad exchange to appease European antitrust regulators, Reuters reported in September.
    Jody Godoy, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This follows lawmakers pressing regulators to investigate Live Nation’s deal with Fanatics, allowing Ticketmaster to sell secondary tickets to sporting events through the Fanatics sports app, despite reports that the company was considering entering the ticket resale market.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025

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