executive
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After that comes a hunt for the best executive to gently pester, usually on the catalog team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
“Death by delay is a real strategy, particularly for affordable housing,” said Linda Mandolini, chief executive of Eden Housing, which develops and owns affordable housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Chief executive Chris Ambler said: "We know that any increase in household costs is unwelcome, so we have worked hard to keep this rise below the island's current rate of inflation. "
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair, reportedly with Alice Huang, a Chinese former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed who US officials believe was working for Chinese intelligence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
But he'd also vowed to make this the smoothest presidential transition in history, instructing every department in the executive branch to prepare briefing binders for the incoming administration.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Nvidia needs an independent chair, a public succession plan and a bench of executives investors can name.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
But U.S. oil companies are reluctant to handle the cargoes because of the potential legal and reputational consequences, industry executives and lobbyists said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
The meeting had been in the diary for some time as a regular catch-up between senior executives and their boss.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The PAC’s donors include two executives from Miami-based Palantir, whose software is used by the U.S. military, among its donors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
He gave it to Kallman again, and Kallman gave the album to all of his executives at Atlantic.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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