as in executive
a person who manages or directs something
a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Recent Examples of exec
This week, Ashley and I are attending the annual JPMorgan Health Care Conference – the largest gathering of biotech and pharma execs, investors and analysts in the U.S.
The conference is a pulse for what to expect from the health-care industry in 2025.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Business Tech News #5 – Amex exec says payment tech will drive SMB customer loyalty.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Venu responded to the challenges of launching a new sports streamer with headlong momentum, landing former Apple exec Pete Distad to serve as CEO last March before setting a launch target and an opening subscription rate of $42.99 per month.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Different execs may have different answers to that.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Business Tech News #5 – Amex exec says payment tech will drive SMB customer loyalty.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Venu responded to the challenges of launching a new sports streamer with headlong momentum, landing former Apple exec Pete Distad to serve as CEO last March before setting a launch target and an opening subscription rate of $42.99 per month.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Different execs may have different answers to that.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
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There’s also a substance abuse counselor, a music executive, and a surgeon, as well as both a fire captain and a fire lieutenant.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Emil Michael, who would serve as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering is a former Uber executive.—
Michael S. Lubell,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2025
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Michelle King, a Santa Barbara real estate agent and property manager with King & Co., said that luxury listings north of $20,000 per month have the highest demand.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The hottest candidates on the circuit for general manager and head coach vacancies typically come from the best teams.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pablo Delano is Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts, director, Studio Art Program, and co-chair, Department of Fine Arts, Trinity College.—
Garth Andrew Myers,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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And that starts with a trio of other truly awful nominees: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Bobby Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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At the beginning of this school year, Johnson had asked academic administrators to prepare budget cuts of up to 15%, with the athletics department facing a 25% cut, according to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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On the left is her husband, Robert, and in the center is hospital administrator Eugene Morris.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trump could embolden their plans Century High School wins inaugural superintendent’s cup for Carroll fall sports Carroll career center fashion show presents student work in high-energy live display Juvenile court records in Maryland are not public.—
Chris Papst,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Jan. 2025
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Just before Christmas, the organization also held a virtual training session with 29 superintendents about how to prepare for any immigration raids or deportations that affect their student populations.—
Didi Martinez,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
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