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Recent Examples of generalship
Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.
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Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
In the event, stronger morale, superior generalship, and Russia’s overconfidence (and consequent expectation of a rapid victory) proved of outsize importance.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023
Ultimately, no one commander can make the difference between winning and losing for Ukraine, O’Brien said, and the issues that Kyiv faces right now — with manpower and weaponry running low — are not ones that can be solved by exceptional generalship.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Chief among them: the imperial ambitions of the economics department, which has annexed English’s conference room under the generalship of its unctuous chair, Roland Gladwell, a megalomaniac who, even now, plans further advances on English territory.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
This is a history not of generalship but of unfathomable deprivation, atrocities, and genocide.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
His vision, floor-generalship, calming presence, playmaking, defense and leadership are greatly missed.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022
As evidenced by her performance versus Auka at WrestleMania 34, Charlotte Flair, Ric’s daughter, is keeping the tradition of ring-generalship in the family.
—Matt Caputo, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2022
Dellavedova brought grit, feistiness, unselfishness, and floor generalship Thursday night.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
In the event, stronger morale, superior generalship, and Russia’s overconfidence (and consequent expectation of a rapid victory) proved of outsize importance.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023
Ultimately, no one commander can make the difference between winning and losing for Ukraine, O’Brien said, and the issues that Kyiv faces right now — with manpower and weaponry running low — are not ones that can be solved by exceptional generalship.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Chief among them: the imperial ambitions of the economics department, which has annexed English’s conference room under the generalship of its unctuous chair, Roland Gladwell, a megalomaniac who, even now, plans further advances on English territory.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
This is a history not of generalship but of unfathomable deprivation, atrocities, and genocide.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
His vision, floor-generalship, calming presence, playmaking, defense and leadership are greatly missed.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022
As evidenced by her performance versus Auka at WrestleMania 34, Charlotte Flair, Ric’s daughter, is keeping the tradition of ring-generalship in the family.
—Matt Caputo, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2022
Dellavedova brought grit, feistiness, unselfishness, and floor generalship Thursday night.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalship
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Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia but while clear procedures exist for the resignation or death of a pope, no specific laws define how leadership is handled if the leader of the Catholic Church is unconscious or unable to govern.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, the agency’s new leadership dismissed actions against Capital One, a loan servicer and units of Berkshire Hathaway and Rocket Companies.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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There is absolute alignment on the board and with management.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Egypt Stitch & Tex is jointly held by business-to-business exhibition organizer Vision Fairs and Business Plus Fairs, an Emirati holdings group serving various sectors, including commercial, trading and events management.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2025
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As part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to shrink the federal workforce, the General Services Administration eliminated its technology unit, CBS News learned Saturday.—
Rhona Tarrant,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Shuttered programs leave millions of people without care access DAKAR, Senegal -- Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding.—
SAM MEDNICK,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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As highlighted in a 2024 Deloitte survey, 58% of organizations still lack a strategic governance structure for workforce management.—
Majeed Hosseiney,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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After the 1995 Dayton accords ended the Bosnian war and established a new governance structure, international and national entities set out to bring war criminals to justice.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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As a majority shareholder, Emerson has a lot of control in this situation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Have persistent weeds identified to determine the best control.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Cooperman expressed both support and misgivings about the direction President Donald Trump has taken while pursuing tariffs against U.S. trading partners.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The final look was all sleekness and shine and natural flow — fitting into the overall bohemian direction of her look that evening.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Generalship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalship. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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