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chief

[cheef] / tʃif /




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It follows an ultimatum the Met Police chief gave firms in March to enforce steps which would make stolen phones less desirable for resale and reuse.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The platform's chief administrative officer Harold Rogers was appointed interim CEO.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He joined the board in 1984, already a leading candidate to become chief executive, and was made president and heir-apparent after three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“At this point our assumption is this is still a positioning unwind, not a regime change, but we don’t think it has fully run its course,” writes Jonathan Krinsky, BTIG’s chief market technician.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I was going to be the best of the best someday, commander in chief, but today’s simulation showed just how far I still had to go to get there.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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