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honcho

[hon-choh] / ˈhɒn tʃoʊ /
NOUN
leader
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Soccer’s velvety, polarizing honcho had the planet begrudgingly tossing confetti at his custom Stan Smiths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

By the mid 1970s, Dreesen had convinced Comedy Store head honcho Mitzi Shore that he was worth his weight in jokes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2024

Pecker’s testimony was completely confirmed later on in the trial by Cohen, though he came off as a far less credible witness than the National Enquirer honcho.

From Slate May 29, 2024

"So, who's in town? Spielberg? The head honcho from Disney?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Presumably, if the administration honchos really think that is the case, they will rush out today and throw all of their money into these grossly undervalued bonds.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

The actually existing Mets were also midwifed by Gotham honchos.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Friction ensued between Rees and private-credit honchos Ostrover and Lipschultz.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

A culture gap and the disproportionate influence that India’s founding generation of company honchos still wield over their companies continue to stymie those wanting access to a $25 billion market.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2024

Don’t worry, one of Reverie’s honchos tells Seymour, “you’re an editor, you’ll make it work.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2023




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