chair

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More than any other chair since Arthur Burns, who led the Fed under President Richard Nixon, Powell faced an extreme amount of pressure from the executive branch.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

On Monday, chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Lord Beamish called on senior officials and ministers to stop using WhatsApp to conduct government business.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In early March, the chair of the California Democratic Party, Rusty Hicks, urged stuggling candidates to drop out of the race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Higher prices were reported by 66.3% of respondents in May, down 4 percentage points from April’s 70.3%, said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He sank his ponderous bulk into a chair beside Father, fixed one eye on me, the other on the ceiling, and said, “Five lumps, please.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom