honcho
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Sargeant held meetings with General Manuel Quevedo, a military honcho who Maduro had put in charge of his fledgling oil industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The tech honcho was caught on the kiss cam during a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston, swaying with his company’s head of hiring.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
Pecker’s testimony was completely confirmed later on in the trial by Cohen, though he came off as a far less credible witness than the National Enquirer honcho.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
"So, who's in town? Spielberg? The head honcho from Disney?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
While many everyday fans turn to StubHub and Ticketmaster, firms like India’s often rely on ticket brokers with an extensive network of contacts, from season-ticket holders to Wall Street honchos, letting them secure seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Friction ensued between Rees and private-credit honchos Ostrover and Lipschultz.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
A culture gap and the disproportionate influence that India’s founding generation of company honchos still wield over their companies continue to stymie those wanting access to a $25 billion market.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
The fanbase is hardly in need of more recruits, but the Swift economy is such an unstoppable machine that even the sport honchos cannot ignore it.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023
Such extravagant fundraisers, often at the homes of Hollywood royalty or Silicon Valley tech honchos, largely paused during the early months of the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
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