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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 execs
After becoming one of the few Scripps execs to take on a top role at Discovery, Steinlauf then ascended to the highest ad perch at WBD after the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery in 2022.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Those cuts included the shuttering of Paramount TV Studios, as well as the departure of a number of high-profile execs.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
What are the Fremantle execs looking for in the future?
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Sales dropped 10% annually, and execs withdrew guidance.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Thirteen Churchill execs joined Carlyle, including cofounders Kencel, Randy Schwimmer, Chris Cox, and George Kurteson.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Apple execs are enthused by the results.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The Africa Cinema Summit is organized by National Film Authority execs Tim Yaw Struthers, Moses Babatope, and Funmi Onuma in collaboration with Nile Media Entertainment Group and Silverbird Cinemas.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Those cuts included the shuttering of Paramount TV Studios, as well as the departure of a number of high-profile execs.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
What are the Fremantle execs looking for in the future?
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Sales dropped 10% annually, and execs withdrew guidance.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Thirteen Churchill execs joined Carlyle, including cofounders Kencel, Randy Schwimmer, Chris Cox, and George Kurteson.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Apple execs are enthused by the results.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The Africa Cinema Summit is organized by National Film Authority execs Tim Yaw Struthers, Moses Babatope, and Funmi Onuma in collaboration with Nile Media Entertainment Group and Silverbird Cinemas.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
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Armed with that capability, managers — and all employees — can make better decisions for their companies and the societies that depend on their goods and services.Lynn Schenk Alison Smart, Harvard Business Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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Seventy-four percent of Republican government managers and 79% of Democrats favor banning private ownership of guns.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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The new policy, which went into effect in August, quickly sparked debate among parents, students, teachers and administrators.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Other districts may start using it as early as elementary school, and sometimes administrators let students lead the whole initiative.Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Docs to Watch The 11th annual Docs to Watch series will be accompanied by a roundtable with the directors hosted by Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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For schools with campus counseling centers, directors of counseling centers are valuable resources to consult about the specific needs on campus and which teletherapy vendor might be the best fit.Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Schools and superintendents began reaching out to him because a colleague or friend had mentioned how impactful ICS4Schools’ services had been.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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The people voters select will help create policies, set budgets, choose curricula and educational materials and oversee superintendents.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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