lieutenant

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Also making a return appearance is Eric Strong, a retired sheriff’s lieutenant who came in third in the 2022 primary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The new regime brought in David Rhodes, a longtime Rupert Murdoch lieutenant, and Bari Weiss, editor of the Free Press, as part of the Tiffany Network’s ideological renovation.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

He becomes the latest top lieutenant fired under Kennedy since the ouster last summer of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez and the February removal of deputy secretary Jim O’Neill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Travis Haines, a lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces, told the BBC he believes the boost in recruitment is in large part tied to the military reducing bureaucratic hurdles.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“I could not sleep last night,” the lieutenant said, “thinking about that Book where you have read such different ideas. What else does it say in there?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom