commissioner
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Without a dramatic change in tankers’ access to the strait, airports are weeks away from shortages akin to those currently playing out in Asia, an industry body wrote to the European Union’s transport commissioner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Baxter Road group hired former Boston police commissioner Ed Davis to investigate cuts to the sturdy fabric tubes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Emily Keaney, ICO deputy commissioner, said many families had "never been shown how to talk to their children about online privacy", and added that it required a "whole society approach".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The EU's climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, who was in Rome Tuesday for a hearing with senators on Italy's energy mix, declined to comment on Rome's decision.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Lumumba’s party waited most of the day, until they were found and rescued by a regional commissioner, who took them to Bulungu.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Things Fall Apart
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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The Dawes Act
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