bossman
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“See if bossman there,” he wrote in a text message to his wife, who then called Dupre and spoke for a minute and 10 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Colter spoke of 50- to 60-hour workweeks and a coach who was "the bossman."
From Chicago Tribune ● Apr. 9, 2014
And yet, there I was, having assumed the high power pose briefly before the encounter, asking the bossman for a more generous salary than he had originally proffered.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2012
No last-minute surprise appearance by the bossman 50 Cent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2010
Said it was a spittoon just like his used-to-be bossman used to have in his bank up there in Adanta.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
Striking out on her own just brought her back into the Sterling et al. fold, only caught between two strutting bossmen instead of one.
From Time ● May 27, 2013
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