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

In the end, few if any people on the list suffered harm, in part because Nixon’s IRS commissioner, Donald Alexander, refused to audit them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Almost immediately, Canada's official languages commissioner reportedly received dozens of complaints.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

At that point, the commissioner could have disqualified the entire Epiphany team—and maybe would have—except that he was rendered speechless.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg