superintendent
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Miller faced bankruptcy in 1933, so his plant superintendent, Fred Offenhauser, bought the assets and opened the Offenhauser Engine Co.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Departures below the level of superintendent rarely get wide attention, but these are unfolding at a singular time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
An Indian national, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, who worked for both companies as technical superintendent for the ship, the M/V Dali, is also named in the indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
When police moved in, Wai threw a fake warrant card that suggested he was a superintendent in the City of London Police out of the window.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
I got warnings time and again, for “attitude” as the superintendent put it, but he tolerated me for want of a replacement.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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