15. The CEO Retires
company announcement
(slide 1)
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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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