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director

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


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When they held a mock negotiation at the end of the summer, three of the four finalists were from the group that did the simulations, says Megan Ma, the lab’s executive director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Swedish filmmaker Amanda Kernell won the best director award for "Brace Your Heart".

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Reid and Victor's commitment to exploration, steady leadership, and service to our astronaut corps and our nation have made a lasting impact," said Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

“We have been making progress,” said Ann Willis, California director for the group American Rivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The weather didn’t stop director Howard Hawks from getting the cameras rolling on Battle Cry.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Developing these required extensive debate, said the former directors.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

"There were a lot of good films in the competition", he says, including films by far more seasoned directors.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

That era of punk’s crossover into the L.A. film and TV industries was interesting — directors like Penelope Spheeris and Alex Cox, who did “Repo Man” and “Sid and Nancy”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Two other pretty well-known directors had said the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He had to go anyway to attend a meeting of the directors of the American Institute of Architects and planned afterward to take a train to Atlanta to inspect one of the firm’s buildings.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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