as in bosses
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
Everyone knows that the real jefe of that football team is the quarterback and not the coach.
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The Washington Post’s sportswriters could cover anything—and did—because we were taught to look with a hard eye, write vividly and observationally, and hit our deadlines no matter what, which made other section bosses always want us.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Similar sentiments could be seen at elsewhere, where rank-and-file employees expressed far more vocal outrage than their bosses.—
Alessandro Piazza,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Support for the measure was offered by some, including union leaders, who warned residents, particularly seniors, are likely to struggle if a local solution to federal budget cuts isn’t adopted.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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City leaders are directing residents with questions or concerns to contact their state representatives and pledged transparency if new information emerges.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
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The national report was released last week by the Major Cities Chiefs Association, made up of police chiefs from the largest cities in the United States and Canada.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Real estate brokers say many hedge funders, private equity chiefs and venture capital investors are also joining traditional Wall Street bankers in the buying spree.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Silva, who was like a man possessed throughout (more about what teams should expect from captains later), understood the significance.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Naming five captains is quite a bit, but Curt Colarullo had intention behind it.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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In another, the embryo transfer had taken place in a bedroom, where she was surrounded by military commanders.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The low-down dive bar is draped in painterly shadows inspired by Renaissance masters, the stale cigarette stench palpable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The collection includes everything from paintings by European masters to ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, to Asian textiles to clothing by iconic fashion designers.—
Katie James Watkinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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The funding round draws support from major alternative asset managers, signaling a shift in how the private sector views advanced nuclear deployment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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People with non-linear paths often worry about how their experience and qualifications will be perceived by hiring managers, investors, or senior leaders.—
Ashley Herd,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Jefes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jefes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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