executive
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“It’s encouraging to see these projects moving forward,” said Tim Pawlenty, president and chief executive of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Going to trial would have exposed TikTok to unprecedented public scrutiny of how it handles safety internally, with company documents and executive testimony potentially aired in open court.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Fox treated the disclosure as a fireable offense, cutting Bartiromo loose after over 12 years, isolating her from her own staff in her final weeks and firing her executive producer alongside her.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
The doll became a bestseller, said Scott Zanghellini, executive vice president of WWE Consumer Products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
This achieved the desired result, blocking the treaty, while avoiding a frontal assault on executive power.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The Chinese side had agreed to send executives and asked their American counterparts for details, such as which meetings the executives would join, and what events they would attend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Part of the state visit included a dinner at the White House that was attended by some of the country’s most prominent tech executives, such as Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Nike executives have also said that the company has underinvested in stores in China, relied too heavily on discounting there, and done too little to connect with consumers locally.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, Valvoline Inc., VVV 2.05%increase; up pointing triangle the quick-lube retailer, has seen its synthetic-motor-oil costs rise sharply since March, which amounts to about $5 to $7 more per oil change, executives said this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Through his steel-inspection company he knew most of the nation’s steel executives and the products they made.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Like A Boss: Words for the Person in Charge
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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