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director

[dih-rek-ter, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- /


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"They're more and more becoming part of how Americans understand elections," said Davina Hurt, government ethics director at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

He referenced Michael Moore and Ross McElwee films as similar cases in which a director becomes an on-screen presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

That changed the following December, when that sporting director - Dan Ashworth - was sacked amid a difference of opinion over who should replace Erik ten Hag as manager.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“That big swing definitely helped dividend-paying stocks,” said Ayako Yoshioka, director and senior investment strategist at Wealth Enhancement, in an interview, citing the recent drop in bond yields amid the tech selloff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Are we ready to shoot?” asked the director.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

Lord and Miller are still considered primarily animation directors and didn’t write their movie, while McDonagh and Los Javis are more likely to pick up screenplay nods.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

He had sought to keep good relations with Barentsburg, visiting the town each month to meet with residents and directors of the Russian state-owned mining company that runs it, Arktikugol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In September—after the board approved repricing the options and before the shareholder vote—Trade Desk’s directors granted Green an additional one-time special award of stock options on seven million shares with a strike price of $14.97.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

And the board itself, which is composed of directors with experience in chips, software, cloud-computing, hardware and AI, has committees that oversee AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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