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Read More: Putin’s Myths About Ukraine, Debunked The detention on suspicion of high treason of the two colonels on the 7th May—the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration—were the first among high-ranking officers serving as lead-protection bodyguards.
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TIME, 10 May 2024
Hospital security Hospitals are investing more in security, including having high-ranking executives in charge of data security.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
Daniel O’Shea, a former high-ranking official for the Chicago Police Department, said that law enforcement would be watching for signs of agitators who join a protest with the intent to disrupt it or break the law.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Officials noted that the memorial is different from most others, which generally honor high-ranking military officials.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 7 May 2024
The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a scathing review of Microsoft’s security practices, blaming the cloud provider for exposing the emails of high-ranking government officials.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
The agency reached the same conclusion after Sean died — though one investigation concluded two high-ranking hospital administrators were at fault for failing to move Sean out of danger.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The rare reprimand of a sitting federal judge came after attorneys for the girl’s father complained, prompting an investigation and a review by the Judicial Council of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel of high-ranking judges who oversee federal courts across the American West.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Previous anti-corruption campaigns under Raúl Castro, who is officially retired but is still leading the country, were led by his son Alejandro Castro Espín, a counterintelligence senior official who was given wide authority to detain high-ranking military officials and foreign investors.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2024
TIME, 10 May 2024
Hospital security Hospitals are investing more in security, including having high-ranking executives in charge of data security.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
Daniel O’Shea, a former high-ranking official for the Chicago Police Department, said that law enforcement would be watching for signs of agitators who join a protest with the intent to disrupt it or break the law.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Officials noted that the memorial is different from most others, which generally honor high-ranking military officials.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 7 May 2024
The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a scathing review of Microsoft’s security practices, blaming the cloud provider for exposing the emails of high-ranking government officials.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
The agency reached the same conclusion after Sean died — though one investigation concluded two high-ranking hospital administrators were at fault for failing to move Sean out of danger.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The rare reprimand of a sitting federal judge came after attorneys for the girl’s father complained, prompting an investigation and a review by the Judicial Council of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel of high-ranking judges who oversee federal courts across the American West.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Previous anti-corruption campaigns under Raúl Castro, who is officially retired but is still leading the country, were led by his son Alejandro Castro Espín, a counterintelligence senior official who was given wide authority to detain high-ranking military officials and foreign investors.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2024
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“High-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ranking. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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