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In this corner: Frank Costello, the big boss man of organized crime who helped this thing of theirs go from regional to a national syndicate.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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County supervisors bought into his ongoing call for a total transformation of the local mental health care system, shifting toward crisis centers at a time when many in the community were calling for the immediate construction of new locked units attached to major medical centers.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Bass is the sole challenger to Jordan, who was first elected Rich Township supervisor in 2021, in the April 1 election.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Even historically celebrated geniuses like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs benefited immensely from working in fields that were fertile with change, ripe for disruption, and full of hard-working builders, makers, managers, and workers.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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As detectives investigated the Instagram account, a middle school principal reported to Albuquerque Public Schools police that a student reported the same video of the crash.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Monarch Media and its principals Barnett, Powell and Patel recently announced securing remake rights to the classic coming-of-age drama A Walk to Remember, based on Nicholas Sparks’ beloved novel.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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The school board sought input from parents, staff and students in the search for a new superintendent, according to the release.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The superintendent said no other students were injured.—
Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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Lessin considered running for overseer again but gave up the idea.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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The contract also maintains its unusual provision allowing Sanders to disclose any athletically related outside income to his superiors verbally, thus enabling him to follow NCAA bylaws while ensuring that no public paper trail is created for these earnings.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Your career trajectory could change after seeking advice from one of your superiors.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Her boss, Helena Eagan (Britt Lower), is set to inherit the company.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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What could have gone down as a mundane chapter of March Madness became anything but for Terps fans after Willard picked up his megaphone the day before his team’s game and declared that his boss, athletic director, Damon Evans, was likely SMU-bound.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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