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director

[dih-rek-ter, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- /


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"For years, rooftop solar was often framed as an environmental choice... today, it's a practical response to financial pressure," Brenda Valerio, country director for non-profit New Energy Nexus, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The president and director of Laniakea is Matthew Wage, a Jane Street trader, tax filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He also presented two of his early plays, The Sleeper's Den and Over Gardens Out, at the theatre, before becoming associate director in 1970.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“We’re seeing breakouts across the global equity-market complex at this point — just another sign of the broad-based participation we are seeing,” said Bill Northey, senior investment director at U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

She became an assistant at the Aero Navigation Laboratory of the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy in Moscow, working with the academy instructor and director, Aleksandr Belyakov.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The directors of Big Difference Company - which ran Leicester Comedy Festival - announced "with great sadness" it had become insolvent and ceased trading.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Placing famous directors in front of the camera is a classic auteur filmmaker flourish, and Safdie is both an actor and a director mainly associated with indie films.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

"You can start your own funeral directors from your shed," said Tristan.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

That’s true even if there isn’t serious opposition to the President’s pick for ambassador to Belize or the board of directors at Amtrak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

There were plenty of directors who would turn a blind eye to her, actors who knew better than to throw rocks in glass houses, who had affairs and passions of their own they kept discreet.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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