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directors

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plural of director

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a person who manages or directs something the new director of the company plans to make a number of changes in daily operations

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a person who supervises the production of a stage show the director of the drama club's next production will be a student

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Recent Examples of directors The advent of rankings allowed players to earn their way into tournaments, but the owners and directors still held onto a handful of slots for their favorites, which became known as wild cards. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 California requires charities soliciting donations in the state to disclose whether their officers or directors have been convicted of certain offenses, as part of an effort to prevent charitable fraud. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Think Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino, both examples of directors who have punishingly cohesive viewpoints. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 The layoff toll in Weston is 181 people from staff-level employees such as clerks, drivers and analysts to upper-echelon executives including vice presidents and directors. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Polimeni succeeds Lee Yew Hon, whose resignation as CFO was accepted by the board of directors. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Danny Boyle, Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog, Ali Asgar, and Florian Zeller are among the notable directors with projects in competition. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Supported by VisitScotland and held in Edinburgh’s historic Caledonian Hotel, the Variety Lounge welcomed the 11 directors behind the 10 films competing for the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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When equity programs feel disconnected from business strategy or day-to-day workflows, managers treat them as optional compliance exercises rather than core leadership behaviors.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

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Bleeding ranchers While expensive cattle may have given some American cattle producers breathing room, ranchers who spoke with CNN emphasized that high prices haven’t ensured easy wealth.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
In Haugesund, Jóhannsdóttir will be looking for co-producers, co-financiers, sales and distribution.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

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The offer does not apply to employees on contract, which means that most high-level Disney executives do not qualify.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Multiple top tech executives come from this sales tradition, such as Dev Ittycheria, the CEO of MongoDB, Cedric Pesh, MongoDB’s CRO, Dan Fougere, the CRO of Datadog—and Dali Rajic.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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To join, the volunteer administrators usually require proof of a student’s admission, like screenshots or scans of an admissions letter for a page administrator to review.

— Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Many cities contract with third-party administrators or risk pools to manage workers' compensation cases.

— Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrators

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The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Courtney Bearsch, chief communications officer for the Indiana Department of Education, said Wednesday the DOE has been in contact with multiple superintendents and school leaders across the state over the past week.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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His company serves as a representative for songs when music supervisors look to place them in movies.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
El Dorado County supervisors took a step toward loosening controversial regulations on vacation properties like Airbnbs and Vrbo rentals on the county’s west slope.

— Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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