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managing

British  
/ ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ /

adjective

  1. having administrative control or authority

    a managing director

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I have to think that made Buffett think, ‘hey, maybe this is somebody we want on our team,’” said Meyer Shields, a managing director at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“It’s the talk of the town,” says portfolio manager and financial adviser Larry Glazer, managing partner of Mayflower Advisors in Boston.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

On campus, she writes for the Stanford Daily newspaper, where she has served as news managing editor, local news editor and staff development director.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

But managing lower down the divisions demands a lot of learning for these new coaches and, irrespective of my advice, the best thing they are learning is actually the experience they are going through.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

With a fifth child in the house, Stanton had little time for suffrage work, or anything else but changing diapers and managing the household.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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