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[cheef] / tʃif /




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At that time, Police Chief Gene Harris called the officers’ behavior “unsafe and out-of-policy horseplay.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

STOCKHOLM—Ericsson said Chief Executive Officer Borje Ekholm decided to step down after more than nine years at the helm, and named company veteran Per Narvinger as his successor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

"You can't do literacy by banning books," OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane said at the company's Paris event.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Chief executive Eleanor Lang said: "We don't celebrate brilliant women enough in our West End theatre names, so we are delighted that her name will be forever in lights above our doorway."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

“Not quite. Chief ‘Umi had ‘Iwa steal them back again.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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