chief
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A Pasadena police officer shot and wounded a colleague in the shoulder inside the department’s parking garage last September during an incident the police chief described as “unsafe, out-of-policy horseplay.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
At that value, chief executive Elon Musk - already the richest man in the world - is set to become the world's first trillionaire.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“However, the dollar amount is not enough to move the needle in terms of gross capital flows in and out of the U.S.,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Steve Day, the company’s senior vice president of corporate finance, will serve as interim chief financial officer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Everybody said this was a great way to advertise fire prevention, and they congratulated the mayor and the fire chief for thinking it up, and the fire chief congratulated Mr. Santoro for donating the pizza.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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