chief
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That could include chief medical officers and chief nursing officers, as well as heads of surgery, emergency rooms, oncology, obstetrics, cardiology and other specialties, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Hilton and Becerra will now spend the next few months battling to become California's chief executive.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Horton is the 28-year-old co-founder and chief executive of TensorWave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Such allegations surfaced in a 2023 civil case brought by the Justice companies’ former chief of environmental compliance Robert Fowler.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
It was the black metal key card of the commander in chief, a card that hung around the commander’s neck until it was time to hand it off to the next commander.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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