higher-up
Example Sentences
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“This alleged incident didn’t come up,” an unnamed higher-up in the transition team told Vanity Fair.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024
"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
If a higher-up criticized a story she handled, she took full blame.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
That decision was made with Capt. Jeffrey Bratcher, the incident commander who was a higher-up at Newton Division, where the blast occurred, the report stated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023
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
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