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[seen-yer] / ˈsin jər /




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In retrospect, the hire appears to have been a masterstroke considering the fact that Matos had only managed 12 senior games before moving to Swansea - those coming in the Portuguese second division.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Many senior staff receive roughly half of their annual compensation in deferred stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

And Dieffenbach, who was racking up college offers, was left with a depleted roster and a grim senior season outlook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“To put it more precisely: a Zacharia is about .4 of a Scaramucci,” Anna Bower, a senior editor at Lawfare, posted on Blue Sky.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

“One day,” Nhamo said when she had recovered, “a hen belonging to the junior wife wandered into the senior wife’s hut and broke three pots. ‘

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Comparing high-school seniors from the classes of 1976, 1991 and 2006, researchers found that later cohorts valued leisure more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“It’s actually going to be very confusing” for seniors who may not be aware of the enrollment limits, said Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, chief executive of Chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The former mobile phone salesman says he started his company to help seniors remain at home without having to move into retirement facilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The legislation “puts an end,” he said, “to this unfair practice and helps ensure local residents, seniors, students and families can continue accessing the public courses their communities support.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

We gather up our books and follow the stream of seniors exiting the hallway.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed


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