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Her appointment, which she said follows a two-year transition during which then-CEO James Foster let her basically run things, comes as the company appears on an upswing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Just let him run things for a few years.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

“You have errands to run, things to do.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

He said many people told the party after they came into power that they "did not know how to run things" and had no history in local government.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

And that’s exactly how Mrs. Chiltington and her League of Concerned Library Lovers would run things when they became the board of trustees in charge of what used to be the Lemoncello Library.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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