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executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk jə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Interior Department to change the lake’s name in the U.S.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Cook’s way of running things “was different than Steve, who was not a collaborator,” said Todd Dailey, who worked at Apple for over 20 years, ultimately as a leader in the executive briefing program.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Norris says his loyalty to McLaren is based on the relationships he has within the team - starting with chief executive officer Zak Brown and team principal Andrea Stella - and their shared history.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

She said she was issuing an executive order authorizing “an independent evaluation of officer-involved deaths and severe injuries,” particularly those involving people in crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Colonel Edmund B. Edmondson, the executive director of the U.S.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Next week, executives from several oil-and-gas companies are set to sign production deals in Caracas, Venezuela, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The price for a failed attempt at levity is steep when executives are routinely shredded on social media and complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are at the highest level in nearly a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Insurance company executives warned Gov. Gavin Newsom in a letter Wednesday that his plan to shift utility wildfire liability to property insurers would raise premiums across California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Some new shoe launches also didn’t go as well as executives had hoped.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

As one of LiNK’s executives told me, “Shin could be an incredible asset for us and this movement. ‘You could be the face of North Korea,’ we tell him.”

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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