higher-up
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In the film, he recounts how, after his concerns were dismissed by a higher-up at LACMA, Asco decided to take matters into its own hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
As soon as he started at his current job, his manager told him to “always assume I have your back,” a statement he had never heard before from a higher-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Another participant exhibited more symmetric use but also compensated with their less-affected side slightly more often for higher-up points that were close to the mid-line."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
"All of this is happening on a very higher-up level, on the elite level," said Perez.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
After a commercial for gum and another for laundry soap, MacGyver comes back on and makes a plan with all the villagers to defeat the higher-up bad guys.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
