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executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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Malcolm Taylor, executive member for highways and transportation at NYC, said: "Our trees and woodlands are some of the county's greatest natural assets."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Graham Knaus, chief executive of the California State Assn. of Counties, told The Times that he appreciated efforts to raise awareness about the burden these changes would place on counties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Originally proposed by Beardsley Ruml, an executive at Macy’s department store who encouraged shoppers to buy on the installment plan, withholding was cleverly called “pay as you go.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"In 1994 the soccer market was very nascent in the US, and today we have thriving professional leagues, and some of the world's great stadiums," US Soccer chief executive JT Batson told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And this isn’t confined to the executive suite.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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