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officials

noun

plural of official

as in officers

a person who holds a public office some of our best public officials do their jobs quietly and are never in the news

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Recent Examples of officials The proposal returned to the Baltimore County Council Tuesday, reigniting discussion over compensation for the county’s highest-ranking officials as some government employees continue pressing for higher pay. — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026 Unusual weather conditions played a role, officials said, with the number of extreme heat warning days tripling from five in 2025 to 15 so far this year. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 And voters should be incensed when state officials take it upon themselves to ignore the will of the people, as expressed through local elections. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 State officials stressed that the unofficial totals will increase as the towns report on different schedules. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 Sacramento airport officials announced the new Southwest flight in the spring, The Sacramento Bee previously reported. — Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Initially, county officials declined to open the list, citing the security threat of inserting a thumb drive of unknown origin into a government computer. — Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Northbound and southbound traffic on Highway 377 has resumed, but the disabled train continues to block eastbound and westbound traffic at the crossing, according to city officials. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The other person, who police believe to be a man, fled the scene before officers arrived, Gonzalez said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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According to a fiscal 2026 salary survey by the Maryland Association of Counties, Walker’s current salary ranks sixth among county administrators and managers in Maryland.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
Yet internal records show administrators had met weeks earlier to plan for the controversy, predicting both the locker room privacy concerns and the parent outrage over cut players.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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