top brass
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Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov was just six months in the role before his ambitious drive to reform the military led to unreconciliable clashes with the country's top brass.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The ECB top brass reviewed the Ashes, on and off the field, and decided there was no need to change the management structure.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
BP has previous experience when it comes to spats with its top brass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The top brass also remembered all too well how Yardley’s boastful book had made Japan dump its old codes and ciphers, then create much harder ones.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
