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deputy

[dep-yuh-tee] / ˈdɛp yə ti /


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Douglas Loverro, who worked with Shotwell and SpaceX when he was deputy program executive officer for space at the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"We have no-one to work in the hotels, drive our buses or work in construction; we don't have masons or mechanics," warns Francis Candil, deputy minister for welfare.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Gen. Marissa Roy, a democratic socialist with union support, and John McKinney, a deputy district attorney with backing from law enforcement and short-term rental giant Airbnb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

For Matt Farrell, deputy chief investment officer of WE Family Offices, infrastructure is a long-term holding with some inflation protection.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The deputy pivoted in the direction of the doorway and shouted at a featureless face broken up in equidistant penumbras by four bars, “Who’s there?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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