Thesaurus results for MIDDLE MANAGER

middle manager

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Recent Examples of middle manager The middle manager does not go extinct. — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Slot, as head coach, was more of a middle manager; someone who acted with the objectivity of a civil servant and the occasional bluntness of a corrections officer. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 May 2026 The middle manager jobs would likely be in the city’s Communications Department and Performance and Analytics Department, the proposal says. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Much has been written about AI’s impact on early-career jobs and the disappearing middle manager, but leaders are also feeling less agency and more layoff anxiety. — Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026 Or what makes a good middle manager? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026 Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 Innovation and agility often emerge first at the middle manager level, where leaders are closest to day-to-day operations and customer insights. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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General manager Ross Atkins, hours after the deadline, apologized to fans for the disappointment on the heels of a World Series appearance.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
How Goldman benefits As a joint book-running manager, the bank captures fees across every step of these transactions.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

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One supervisor described O'Neill's behavior as bullying and an attempt to intimidate.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Early voting in the primary election is well underway, and vote-by-mail ballots are arriving at supervisors of elections’ offices.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervisor

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She was succeeded by Peevy, who previously worked as an athletics administrator at Kentucky and a media relations director for the Southeastern Conference.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The bets were small, committed to memory to avoid scrutiny from teachers and administrators, with pots of around $20 settled at the end of the week.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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And officials who reach the rank of director-general and above generally have to live with permanent limits on their freedom to travel abroad, even after retirement.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
At the recommendation of assistant director of player personnel Jason Stein, the Mets signed Yan to a two-year minor-league deal, an unusual contract for a healthy pitcher.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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Ramon Miramontes, superintendent of the Cabrillo Unified School District, said in a statement Friday that Farnsworth was placed on leave after police informed the district of the investigation on Wednesday.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Among the building’s new amenities, according to Ann Williams, the district’s deputy superintendent for operations and chief school business official, is the space where most of the Thursday gathering took place.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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Six people were wounded by strikes early Sunday, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Two people were killed by Russian strikes in Zelenskyy's home city of Kryvyi Rih, the president wrote, as was one person in the northeastern city of Sumy.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of president

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Marvel Studios exec Kevin Feige announced the inaugural members of the mutant team at D23 on Friday.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
The exec leading the push to translate the success of YouTube to YouTube Shorts is Aparna Pappu, an almost two-decade Google vet who was previously the GM of Google Workspace, or its productivity suite of Gmail, Google Docs, and more products.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

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