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executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk jə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said he "strongly welcomed the government has taken this next critical step".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“There’s a significant amount of medicine that is evidence-based, it’s rules-based, it’s algorithmic,” said Adam Oskowitz, a vascular surgeon who is Doctronic’s co-chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

On Thursday the US Air Force confirmed to AFP that the Qatari plane, known as the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, "will soon join the active executive airlift fleet alongside the VC-25A and C-32."

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Mark Olsen: We’re here with Rachel Sennott, creator, executive producer, writer, star, and for the first time, director on the show “I Love L.A.,” as well as co-creator and writer on “Big Mistakes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Cris Comerford, the White House’s first female executive chef, was a mentor.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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