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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

Ana Teresa Dahan, the executive director of Thrive LA, called the complaint “false and absurd” and added that the organization’s ad spending has been properly disclosed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The club, represented by new chief executive Richard Kenyon and incoming director of cricket Paul Farbrace, agreed to look into a solution.

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

No wonder that Angeliki Simosi, the director of the Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, exclaimed, “The ship that sank at Antikythera was not merely a cargo ship. It was essentially a floating museum.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

“Some bad directors can wing it for a long time. But any kind of bad writing, it’s always obvious.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

Following that report, two former company directors have been indicted and are due to stand trial in Cyprus next month over €25m in unpaid VAT.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The board, which includes directors with backgrounds in financial governance, technology and supply chain, is diverse but grounded in tech, Herscher added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some of the private foundations’ publicity-shy directors quailed at becoming named as partners with a New Deal program detested by their corporate patrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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