commissioner
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He said he had spoke to the Garda commissioner and they have "great connections with other police forces around the world".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The third commissioner, Republican Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign, according to three sources within the agency.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
However, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said June 3 that he had communicated to Wachtell Lipton that the investigation needed to conclude in a timely fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Farage's decision to step down means the investigation by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, into the Harborne donation is suspended.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The first Major League commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, would be elected in January 1921.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Slaughter allows presidents to immediately remove and nominate commissioners.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
At Tuesday’s Coastal Commission meeting, Jennifer Savage of the Surfrider Foundation stepped to the microphone and said to commissioners:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The firings leave the four-member commission with no commissioners, meaning it cannot take official action until new members are installed.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
To approve any actions, the commission requires agreement from three of the four commissioners, but it could take months to fill the vacancies, USA Today reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Twenty years earlier, at the request of Chicago’s South Park commissioners, Olmsted had studied both Jackson Park and, to its west, Washington Park, and the broad boulevard that connected them, called Midway.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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