commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner The amendments would also give the commissioner power to demand information from third parties, including age assurance technology providers, to test claims made by platforms about how children continued to circumvent the ban. ABC News, 3 July 2026 The seat is held by Republican Tony Tinderholt, who announced his retirement in June 2025 and is now a candidate for Tarrant County commissioner. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 In their first shift, on the afternoon and evening of July 1, officials contacted 1,300 people to help with support and placement in shelter, according to Erin Dalton, the city's social services commissioner. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Abby Wambach, who attended with wife Glennon Doyle, represented soccer, while NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined the festivities. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
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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
Noun
  • 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
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
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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Pressure is building for standard definitions of stress, resilience and recovery speed, along with more clinical partnerships as regulators pay closer attention.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • But top bankers and regulators also recognize that Europe is lagging in AI investment and the development of frontier companies driving breakthroughs.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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