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director

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


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“Ukraine wants the ability to manufacture and sustain their own capabilities, to build sovereign capability around that,” said Giles Ambrose, engineering, technology and strategy director at BAE Systems, a U.K. arms maker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Blackstock is still listed as the company’s owner on its website, while his partner, Jones, is named as the managing director.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Douglas Whitfield, SEW's water supply director, said it was "deeply sorry" and "incredibly grateful to everyone helping us protect water supplies" after exceptionally hot and dry weather.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Abdulbaq Balogun, managing director of Lagos Ferry Services, put the improvement down to four measures taken by the state government:

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

After two hours had passed during which people congratulated Bisguier as the champion, the tournament director announced that he’d made a mistake in the calculations.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“With much love ... here is the trailer you’ve been waiting for,” directors Anthony and Joe Russo wrote Monday in an Instagram post sharing the new footage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

He said he also was "very angry" after hearing staff had repeatedly raised concerns with directors about the hospital but the problems were not rectified.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

A number of renowned directors, including “The Odyssey’s” Christopher Nolan, prefer to shoot on film and strongly encourage analog viewing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The five former CIA directors or acting directors who signed the statement would have understood this instinctively.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The gross features of the fair envisioned in the plan concealed a billion smaller obstacles that the public and most of the exposition’s own directors had no idea existed.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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