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Insiders say that task was made all the more difficult by the great care Murrell had taken to disguise what he was doing from the SNP's auditors, officials and elected representatives.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Although he was elected IndyCar’s Rookie of the Year in 2019, his progress in the sport had been slow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

I reminded her that as much as people would like for the city’s top elected official to immediately clear the streets, a mayor is limited by shared power with the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Gov. Bill Clements, the first Republican elected to statewide office in Texas since Reconstruction, appointed him to the Trinity River Authority, according to his obituary.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

When the game concluded, Nigro approached Regina and Bobby and introduced himself as the newly elected president of the Brooklyn Chess Club.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady