15. The CEO Retires

company announcement

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NAMES: 

Phillipson Industrial Corporation

Mr. William Hennessy

New Mexico

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VOCABULARY:

dedicated - devoted to a purpose (for only one purpose)

step down - stop working at a certain position

permanently - full time and unending

major global competitor - worldwide company with a lot of sales

persistence - with unceasing effort

numerous - many

tripled - multiplied by three

in the course of - over the span of, during

commitment - an attitude needed to finish something

watch - a person's time in a position at work

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