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chief

[cheef] / tʃif /




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“We don’t have an immigration problem, we have a demographic problem,” said Simon Michel, chief executive of Ypsomed, a Swiss medical-technology company based near Bern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"A gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices," according to NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, chief prosecutor for the state hosting next month's final.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“That could have an immediate impact on rates,” says Alex Elazaj, chief strategy officer at United Wholesale Mortgage.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Glaser had arranged a meeting in August 2024 between Cipriani and Shell, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Ingil is Ligni, or the Count de Ligny, the French military chief.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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