as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenants
These two stakes are much smaller in size, so these transactions could be made by Buffett’s investing lieutenants Todd Combs and Ted Weschler.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Seasons 4 and 5 saw the four main characters all get promoted to junior lieutenants, after slumming it as ensigns for the majority of the series.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Morris was assigned the probe, and at times his lieutenants helped.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
New stock picks Berkshire did make a few small equity investments during the year, likely by Buffett’s investing lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Few even fathomed such a possibility when the winter began, though Brown and some of his lieutenants had privately discussed exploring it.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
An expensive proposition Experts say the UnitedHealthcare killing made clear that the security blanket that protects many top CEOs should be extended to their lieutenants.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Taft’s lieutenants undertook their task with zeal, especially in the State Department.
—Laura Ellyn Smith / Made By History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Given its small size in Berkshire’s massive portfolio — cash holdings alone top $300 billion — Buffett’s investing lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs may be behind the investment.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Seasons 4 and 5 saw the four main characters all get promoted to junior lieutenants, after slumming it as ensigns for the majority of the series.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Morris was assigned the probe, and at times his lieutenants helped.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
New stock picks Berkshire did make a few small equity investments during the year, likely by Buffett’s investing lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Few even fathomed such a possibility when the winter began, though Brown and some of his lieutenants had privately discussed exploring it.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
An expensive proposition Experts say the UnitedHealthcare killing made clear that the security blanket that protects many top CEOs should be extended to their lieutenants.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Taft’s lieutenants undertook their task with zeal, especially in the State Department.
—Laura Ellyn Smith / Made By History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Given its small size in Berkshire’s massive portfolio — cash holdings alone top $300 billion — Buffett’s investing lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs may be behind the investment.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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