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executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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Records show that in May 2025, Dana Katz, the foundation’s executive director, reached out to the mayor’s office with a request to waive permit and rental fees associated with installing the new readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., thinks it will take four months for traffic to get back to 80% of prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A governance review pushed by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney is set to slim down the council, which includes representatives from England's counties, the military and Oxbridge, and reduce its power to an advisory role.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The presentation marked Apple CEO Tim Cook's final appearance at the company's annual Worldwide developers conference -- Cook will cede the reins to longtime executive John Ternus in September.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While the official center of the government remained in the executive and congressional offices at Philadelphia, the truly effective centers of power were located in two political partnerships based on personal trust.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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