commissioner

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In the end, few if any people on the list suffered harm, in part because Nixon’s IRS commissioner, Donald Alexander, refused to audit them.

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

Arians, who became a member of the competition committee late in his coaching career, has discussed the situation with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and is an advocate of making officials full-time league employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

I motioned to my colleagues not to move, and I addressed the warder: “I would like you to produce the document from the commissioner of prisons authorizing our pictures to be taken.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela