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boss

[baws, bos] / bɔs, bɒs /


NOUN
game antagonist
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“Don’t quit. Keep your job — keep it despite having an annoying boss or colleagues. Keep the health insurance coming as long as you can,” Samuel said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Pipeline giant Energy Transfer, whose boss is a backer of the upstart bourse, said it would move its primary listing there.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

After meeting with the boss of Nats, Martin Rolfe, Alexander said a cyberattack could be ruled out, but she added: "I do not believe this issue was unavoidable."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

The savvy former WTA boss, who once successfully fought for women’s equal prize money, now shadow-leads an unexpectedly unified player effort to restructure the relationship with the sport’s longstanding economic pillars — the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“Getting her is not my job, and you’re not the boss of me, Tansy. I remember when you were one of us, and how long you took to get through the third reader.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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