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director

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


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Craig Mather was teaching his musical theatre class when he received a call on Thursday from a director to say that their lead had fallen ill.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Princeton’s director of media relations said the university didn’t have anything to add beyond Tuohey’s update and said he wasn’t available for comment.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A largely unknown second act came as he served as lead independent director for JPMorgan Chase, a post in which he presided over investigations and advised Chief Executive Jamie Dimon through the financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Rivian is really trying to prove its worth,” said Ivan Drury, director of insights at Edmunds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A sixty-six-year-old Franco-Belgian named Haroun Tazieff who had once been the director of France’s global physics institute showed up in early April with no warning.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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