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boss

[baws, bos] / bɔs, bɒs /


NOUN
game antagonist
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“You have to sign up for the 20-hour Canvas computer course,” my boss had informed me.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Eyes are also on US Treasury boss Scott Bessent, who said he would give more details in a news conference on Monday on a fresh push to pile economic pressure on Iran.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The judge turned to David Dahlquist, the DOJ’s co-lead trial attorney, who said that was news to him and that he’d call his boss, Assefi, in Washington, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

"The tools have allowed me to become the boss of the pain instead of it controlling me," she said.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The walls were bare, freshly painted a drab green she knew her boss would hate.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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