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executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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Records show that in May 2025, Dana Katz, the foundation’s executive director, reached out to the mayor’s office with a request to waive permit and rental fees associated with installing the new readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., thinks it will take four months for traffic to get back to 80% of prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Musk is listed as founder, chief executive, chief technical officer and chairman of the board.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The presentation marked Apple CEO Tim Cook's final appearance at the company's annual Worldwide developers conference -- Cook will cede the reins to longtime executive John Ternus in September.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He ran to a phone booth in the hall and called Harding Bancroft, the paper’s executive vice president.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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