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Recent Examples of company man
Barkley then fired back on X, accusing Barber of being a company man for the team.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
After appearing as supercilious EPA company man Walter Peck in Ghostbusters, Atherton completed his trilogy of goofy comedies with Real Genius (1985) and Bio-Dome (1996).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2023
Charles Martinet, the Nintendo company man who has voiced English-language Mario since 1991, is-a retiring from doing the Mario voice.
—Vulture, 21 Aug. 2023
There's the jealous religious leaders fearing loss of power, the company man concerned about keeping his job and keeping order ... and a betrayer whose love of wealth overcomes his love for a friend.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
After appearing as supercilious EPA company man Walter Peck in Ghostbusters, Atherton completed his trilogy of goofy comedies with Real Genius (1985) and Bio-Dome (1996).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2023
Charles Martinet, the Nintendo company man who has voiced English-language Mario since 1991, is-a retiring from doing the Mario voice.
—Vulture, 21 Aug. 2023
There's the jealous religious leaders fearing loss of power, the company man concerned about keeping his job and keeping order ... and a betrayer whose love of wealth overcomes his love for a friend.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for company man
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Malaria is caused by parasites transmitted to humans via infected mosquitos.Dave Wessner, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Eating prey can be dangerous for cats, especially mice, which can carry disease, parasites and even poison.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Avoid using sponges or towels, as shards can cling to them, creating a safety hazard.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
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Participants dress in masks and costumes, often made from crepe paper and cardboard, meant to hark back to the original costumes once made from sponges and newspapers—items readily available to them that society also often discarded.Sasha C. Wells / Made by History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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But his theory seemed to mirror the temperament of Deng, who, for all his reformist tendencies, was a ruthless apparatchik.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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The latest iteration of Venezuela’s long-running crisis began after the head of the National Electoral Council, a Maduro apparatchik, declared him the victor on July 29th, with fifty-one per cent of the vote to forty-four per cent for González.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
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Imagine this group of hangers on and yes-men (and women) working with Trump on a national or international crisis.Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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But if each of those assistants turns into a yes-man, then users run the risk of getting bad information because consensus will be reached too quickly.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way.Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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The leeches in both videos belong to a species called Chtonobdella fallax.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
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“Company man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/company%20man. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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