superintendent
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Cicely Muldoon, a former superintendent of Yosemite, said the swap would set a dangerous precedent by signaling that protected natural spaces can be bartered away to private interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The state superintendent always has had a challenging role — with limited authority over school districts, which are locally managed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Jim Taylor, a former detective chief superintendent who was head of Opal until August, says the organisation is targeting multiple crime gangs.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I was a charter-school principal and superintendent in the South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
A small-town doctor originally from Keysville, Virginia, Albert Priddy had been the colony’s superintendent since 1910.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Lovett’s company fills skilled management positions, such as project managers and superintendents.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
They formed relationships with landlords and building superintendents in order to exclusively list an apartment, charge tenants sky-high fees and then split the profit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
He is contemplating branching out into skilled-trade professions like welders, plumbers and construction superintendents, which he considers less vulnerable to automation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The demand for injections can put a strain on resources, which are allocated in government hospitals through quota systems overseen by their superintendents.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Like the woman who said that she knew someone close to one of the superintendents of the Oakland school district, which opened an administrative avenue they had not considered.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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