take the role of
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She will join the executive leadership team and succeeds Stephen Fairchild, who will take the role of chief strategic creative and cultural officer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Dave Filoni - who has worked on many of the studio's animated shows - will take the role of president and chief creative officer, working alongside co-president Lynwen Brennan.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
The on-screen Blue Boy Scout conveyed a Smallville-bred sense of humility throughout, saying he almost didn’t take the role of Superman for fear of being too busy to help with a newborn.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025
According to Ferguson’s letter, John Paramo, assistant superintendent of educational services, would take the role of acting superintendent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023
He would seem poor, he would take the role of artisan, he would shut himself up in these walls—perhaps I may guess why, but it is his secret.
From By Shore and Sedge by Harte, Bret
