commissioner

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Without a dramatic change in tankers’ access to the strait, airports are weeks away from shortages akin to those currently playing out in Asia, an industry body wrote to the European Union’s transport commissioner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Doug Ommen, the insurance commissioner in Iowa, home to more insurance investments than any other state, said commissioners have always used their authority to change risk scores they believe are too high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Arians, who became a member of the competition committee late in his coaching career, has discussed the situation with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and is an advocate of making officials full-time league employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The EU's climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, who was in Rome Tuesday for a hearing with senators on Italy's energy mix, declined to comment on Rome's decision.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The American arrived in the company of General Steyn, the commissioner of prisons, who rarely made appearances on the island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela