executive

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An executive order by President Dwight D. Eisenhower set a standard for military members threatened with enemy capture, including that, “If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

By Friday, judges had served him loss after loss, each finding the administration had taken executive authority too far, too fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Paul Block, a German immigrant who proved an astute advertising executive, launched Block Communications in New York in 1900.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Chief executive officer Miguel Angel Gil emphasised the need for consistency.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In 1943—the same year that saw North Carolina’s chief executive assuring citizens that both races found segregation “sound and sensible”—a sixteen-year-old black Durham high school student challenged the ordinance.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson