chief
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“It’s hard to create a periodization in a cultural moment,” says museum chief curator Cate Thurston.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
A fans' chief has also called for lifetime bans and tougher legislation to deter supporters from leaving the stands and crossing the white line.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The city owes more than its name to the first commander in chief; George Washington encouraged the French developer Pierre Charles L’Enfant to design a capital that would symbolize the nation.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Police charged the train driver, who was also injured, and a railway-crossing guard on Sunday with negligence causing injury and death, said Urumporn Koondejsumrit, chief of the local police station where the crash occurred.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There by the bed lay my prison bag, packed and ready as it had been since the summons from the chief of police.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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