Thesaurus results for MIDDLE MANAGER

middle manager

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Recent Examples of middle manager Or what makes a good middle manager? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026 The middle manager does not go extinct. — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 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 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 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 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

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Noun

Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of manager

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All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
For this story, a Yolo County spokesperson agreed to an interview with CBS News Sacramento on the grand jury's findings and the board of supervisors' response.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

San Juan High School administrators could not be reached for comment Monday.

— Reeti Malhotra July 6, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
The ‘College-Enrollment Death Spiral’ and College Athletics The merger of Ursuline and Gannon stems in part from the enrollment challenges that have become a focal point of higher ed administrators across the country.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of administrator

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Led by Miles Macquarrie, the restaurant’s beverage director and winner of the 2024 Michelin Guide Exceptional Cocktails Award, the cocktail menu is extensive but intentionally curated.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Adam Hoffer is director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of director

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Distinguished executives, including the likes of Dave Dombrowski and Andrew Friedman, have wanted no part of the Angels.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The state of Illinois does not have parameters on how cannabis money has to be allocated, but traditionally the county has used the fund on public health and safety initiatives, said Mike Theodore, a spokesman for the county executive office.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

While taking the ferry to Liberty Island, Muir spoke to Captain Hamilton Clancy, who grew up in the shadow of the statue as his grandfather used to be the superintendent of Liberty Island.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
How the office will change All of the state superintendent’s authority will transfer to the education commissioner, who will be named by the governor and then approved by the state Senate.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of superintendent

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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of president

Noun

The date was revealed Saturday during a presentation at Essence Festival of Culture, featuring creator, showrunner and exec producer Ben Watkins, star Jaalen Best, and cast members Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph, Kai Parham, and Michael Ealy.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 July 2026
Variety reported that Disney execs Bob Iger, Dana Walden, and David Greenbaum were all invited to the wedding.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

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