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After a coaching stint in the minors, he received his NHL break in 2000 when the New York Rangers fired their coach with four games left in the season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Bass, an ex-US congresswoman and Democratic Party stalwart, had an unremarkable start to her stint at the helm of America's second biggest city, and seemed headed for a quasi-automatic re-election in the liberal city.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Luna worked for the Long Beach Police Department for 36 years, including a seven-year stint as its first Latino chief, before winning election to helm the nation’s largest sheriff’s department in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Back-to-back promotions from the National League to League One made Andy Woodman the emphatic winner here, five years into a highly-successful stint in charge of Bromley.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

For advice, he turned to I. I. Rabi, whom he had come to know during his five-year stint as president of Columbia University.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik