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From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Korea’s new central banker, Shin Hyun-song, has the look of a Bank for International Settlements man — forged in Basel, handpicked by Seoul elites and installed just as the AI/semiconductor party was reaching full throttle.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Assembled around that famous table, Sir Keir's handpicked top team, who now disagree about how long their boss should last in his job.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
He kept a close eye on his handpicked SIS unit as they fought to crack German, Italian, and Japanese systems, but for the most part he let them get on with the job by themselves.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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