underling
Example Sentences
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He also noted that Scott Boatwright, Chipotle’s current CEO, was once Niccol’s underling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Shock them—jerk some tear ducts—then shock again,” he tells one underling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
In his statement, he said the comments made to the undercover reporter were "empty words and not a true account of the underling incident".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
On Tuesday, he held a press conference to announce relatively minor news that could have been delivered by an underling: He intended to move U.S.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
It was usually Sherrie Chin-Watt or Cameron Jenkins who was with him, less often Janice or some underling like Eduardo or me.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
