deputy
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He appointed the state’s first-ever deputy secretary for tribal affairs at the Natural Resources Agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
China's top diplomat Wang Yi will not be in Atlanta, and is instead sending his deputy, the US State Department said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Party officers were expected to consider whether to withdraw the deputy first minister or cease official engagements with O'Neill, sources told the BBC's Nolan Live programme.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mr. Butler is the deputy editor of WSJ Opinion’s Free Expression newsletter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
About a mile and a half out of town, a deputy blocked the entrance to a bridge after the runners had passed over, and refused to let reporters and cameramen go any farther.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
The deputies involved in the incident were not wearing body cameras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Witnesses directed deputies to Abba Bryski, the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
As Saronic, which makes autonomous sea vessels, weighed sites in 2025, Sramek’s deputies courted local leaders with riverside tours alongside retired military brass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The sheriff responded that deputies had conducted brief and routine polling place visits for years.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Then we saw the swinging lanterns, the sheriff and his deputies coming along behind to keep the drifters moving.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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