commissioner
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Bowman, a former community banker and state bank commissioner who generally favors a more hands-off approach to supervision, said certain post-2008-09 financial crisis banking restrictions led to private credit expanding outside of banking.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The ruling said the court not exercising its powers in the case would send out the wrong signal to other public bodies, undermine the authority of the commissioner, and subvert the rule of law.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
League commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t sleep in a van outside your house and ring the doorbell at 5 a.m. with an oversized, ceremonial check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"Today's agreement shows that we are bringing our European house in order," said Magnus Brunner, the European Union's commissioner for migration.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Our city commissioner, Tomás García, patted Wilfrido’s shoulder.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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