honcho
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Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The tech honcho was caught on the kiss cam during a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston, swaying with his company’s head of hiring.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
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
“Not in a million years. You just called the head honcho cheii. He’s gonna treat you like his grandchild.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Plus, AI honchos call for a slowdown, and SB Energy’s risky business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
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
In addition to Hollywood elites, other luminaries who are leading the effort includes billionaire businessman and unsuccessful Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, former ambassadors, tech leaders, corporate honchos and prominent attorneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
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