superiors

Example Sentences

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They would funnel information and boil down data to pithy takeaways for their superiors.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to superiors at the DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Administrators are typically deferential to their own superiors, with whom they often identify.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

That plan includes implementing its so-called mosaic defense, a decentralized approach that allows individual commanders the autonomy to keep up the fight if cut off from their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

It presupposed a high level of military discipline and an awesome degree of obedience by subordinates to their lawful superiors It assumed that wars had a beginning and an end.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker