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boss

[baws, bos] / bɔs, bɒs /


NOUN
game antagonist
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The Scotland boss referenced it himself but stressed his players are not "over-confident".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Covid’s work-from-home requirement demonstrated that employees can work successfully from anywhere, without a boss watching over them all of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The stock fell 31% from January 2022 to August 2024, when the board ousted CEO Mark Schneider, the star boss who had previously helped mastermind shares’ run to a record high.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Thus far, we’ve thought of that level of “Whatever the boss wants” deference to the president as cost free.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

But his boss had told him the strange story about the landing of German agents on Long Island and how the Coast Guard had run into a man with a streak of gray hair.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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