commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner One of the highest-profile opponents of the bill is Mark D. Boughton, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services commissioner. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 Just two weeks ago, in fact, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark addressed what would be the first major change to March Madness in 40 years. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 Mary is a dedicated public servant and Naperville’s current park board president, a position her fellow commissioners unanimously elected her to for three consecutive years. Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 The team appeared to be searching for fraud based on inaccuracies and misunderstandings, according to Tiffany Flick, the former acting chief of staff to the acting commissioner. arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
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Noun
  • Jayne Willard, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said the district selects new courses based on industry trends, student interest, future careers and post-secondary preparation.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Head was a plumber and moved up the ranks to superintendent.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After the initial report of Pérez's survival, Juan Manuel Méndez, the director of the official Emergency Operations Center, later confirmed to the AP and the New York Times that Pérez had not been located.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations.
    Time, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Some administrators have privately seethed at the proposal, cynical at the motives of the power countries.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Ostensibly, all of these actions were taken because of the university administrators' approach to protests about the conflict in Gaza, which the administration has characterized as allowing antisemitism.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The former New England Patriots general manager is the head coach of UNC's Tar Heels football team.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Cautious optimism about the future of sustainability in Qatar Nicolas, the hotel manager, believes that significant progress is possible in the future.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Creator Lorne Michaels will executive produce Saturday Night Live UK.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The former sports executive was involved in the 2011 decision to hire former Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky as Penn State’s head coach.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Specifically, the Sheriff’s Office asked county supervisors for permission to spend up to $760,000 on the contract with Verogen, a San Diego biotechnology startup that two years ago was acquired by the Dutch conglomerate Qiagen for $150 million.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Speaking to Rolling Stone, White Lotus‘ music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, who joined for Season Two, said the uproar meant people cared about the show.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Idaho Power filed an application with state regulators on Tuesday asking to cut the amount of money paid to rooftop solar owners by more than half.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2025
  • European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against X, including a fine that could exceed $1 billion, according to a New York Times report yesterday.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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