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the boss



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At the least, those responses seem more likely than if the boss were tossing around vagaries on a podcast.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

“But he still took an oath and he still has to wake up every day and be the boss of a quarter million or so unionized workers.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

“He got to be the boss in this band and steer the ship and do whatever he wanted,” says Hodgden.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"Luckily it was a Sunday, otherwise the load would have already ended up in landfill," the boss told Italian broadcaster TGCOM24.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“I’m takin’ ’m up for the boss to ’Frisco.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London




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