executive
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When the tech industry executive met with his son’s guidance counselor, the school confirmed that it rarely withheld diplomas from chronically absent pupils, lest these students suffer later in life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Pursuant to President Trump’s 2025 executive order creating a National Center for Warrior Independence on the 388-acre campus, the notice envisions restoring the building as “a supportive space for veteran interfaith programming and wellness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A commission spokeswoman said the EU executive was continuously monitoring prices and has already "taken several measures to help farmers with affordability of fertilisers".
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Airline Aurigny will "continue to monitor" jet fuel supplies - but no shortages are expected "for the next four to six weeks", the company's chief executive has said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Marc Mauer, the executive director of the Sentencing Project, notes that what is most remarkable about the moratorium campaign in retrospect is the context of imprisonment at the time.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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