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[cheef] / tʃif /




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Wagner has stepped down as the government's chief senator while maintaining his innocence.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

It will be led by Nazir Afzal, chancellor of the University of Manchester and former chief crown prosecutor for the North West of England.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Mr. Bolten, who became chief of staff, put it this way: “Most people’s censored self is better than their real self. Bush’s is not.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Bank of America’s chief equity strategist thinks this would represent a big risk-off event leading to a slump in the stock market and the U.S. dollar but a rally in bonds into year-end.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

She’d have her own highly experienced chief navigator, Kirill Khil, along with her for support.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

At the meeting, Katayama said she explained the Japanese government’s actions in the foreign-exchange market—which it did in coordination with the U.S.—and none of the global financial chiefs expressed disagreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

After the gunfight, Zelensky appealed to his intelligence chiefs to provide clear information to the public about what happened, a presidential spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan were also at the talks, alongside defence ministers from all three countries and their military chiefs of staff.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Fed chiefs traditionally use their first speech at Jackson Hole to lay out their vision for how they see the path for monetary policy and the central bank as a whole.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

On some nights, she would tell of chiefs, witch doctors, sages, warriors, sorcerers, magicians and wild, monstrous beasts.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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