as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
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Recent Examples of superintendent
The bus driver, who the superintendent said asked not to be identified, quickly evacuated the students.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
In 1933, the goal of assimilation declined when Henry Roe Cloud, who emphasized celebrating and preserving Native American culture rather than wiping it out, became the school’s first Native American superintendent.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
In 1996, superintendent Danny Pate installed 31 new metal crosses at Boot Hill Cemetery.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
That resolution identified reading as the district’s top priority, and directed the district’s superintendent to develop a plan to move toward universal grade-level reading.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
In 1933, the goal of assimilation declined when Henry Roe Cloud, who emphasized celebrating and preserving Native American culture rather than wiping it out, became the school’s first Native American superintendent.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
In 1996, superintendent Danny Pate installed 31 new metal crosses at Boot Hill Cemetery.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
That resolution identified reading as the district’s top priority, and directed the district’s superintendent to develop a plan to move toward universal grade-level reading.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
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Other alternative manager companies also struggled amid the economic uncertainty.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, earlier this week, Browns general manager Andrew Berry insisted the team is not interested in trading the star defensive end.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Former regional administrator Aglipay also said that the relocation of the Chicago regional office should not affect the ability of field staff to serve small-business owners.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The White House says a former health care executive named Amy Gleason is the department’s acting administrator.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, the head of the EU’s executive unveiled a plan to enable governments to borrow more to increase their defense spending, as well as military support for Kyiv.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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As political tensions rose in 1938, Warner invited a group of Hollywood executives and insiders—director Mervyn LeRoy, actor Paul Muni, anti-Nazi spymaster and attorney Leon Lewis, and producer David O. Selznick—to read Morris Lazaron’s Common Ground: A Plea for Intelligent Americanism (1938).—
Chris Yogerst / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Soho House’s chief art director, Katie Bryan, has helped grow the collection, which decorates its 45 international venues, by bartering memberships for artworks.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Any director looking to recreate ancient Greece or Rome or the medieval Mediterranean or even North Africa gives it a look.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Prior to principal photography, Anderson spent more than a year working with his VFX supervisor Dennis Berardi to develop the full look and scope of the Lost Lands.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Whether the next sheriff will be appointed or elected remains unclear, as supervisors did not take questions during their public statement on Wednesday.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Superintendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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