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chief

[cheef] / tʃif /




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Ben Eisen is the personal finance bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

If this trend continues, the impact could be devastating, says Thea Stein, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust health think-tank.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the trade group, the National Association of Realtors, says would-be buyers may not want to stay on the sidelines.

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

But his eyes were sharp and intense, and there was never a question about who would lead the Mona Lisa investigation: Louis Lépine was the chief of police in Paris, and he led everything.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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