head honcho
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Or elevate a single man as head honcho?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
Washington State’s head honcho acknowledges that with every big game his team wins, every Quadrant 1 victory the Cougars secure, they inch closer to breaking a decade-long drought.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
“This tree is the most gorgeous we’ve ever had. The head honcho has spoken. I don’t want to hear any more yappin’.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
