general
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Volunteers have been dotted around the city centre helping visitors with directions, general information and advice.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“When you have a salary system in place as we do, every general manager is going to need to make mixed basketball and business decisions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“The atmosphere that is here, the pride that everybody has in the school in general … it’s one of the most passionate alumni that you are going to have,” Knox said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Infantino served as secretary general of European football's governing body from 2009 to 2016.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Our last hope was Andre finding postcards at the general store.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The idea to accommodate Nazi generals in comfort to lure them into indiscretions was a "brilliantly devious strategy", Albano said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Colonels represent the Space Force in Pentagon decision-making meetings to which the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps send two-star generals and admirals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Attorneys generals in 12 states last week filed a lawsuit to prevent the deal from going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Over the weekend, the news was full of reports of meetings and discussions, as Zelensky consulted ministers and generals.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Word came to Boston that three generals, more ferocious than mild General Gage, were already on the way over to take command— Generals Howe, Clinton, and Burgoyne.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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