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In a public statement, Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, and 10 other eminent former officials, rallied behind Powell.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Mr. Grantham quotes the eminent economist’s advice to professional investors who, unwisely, would break step with the herd to test new and unconventional ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Responding to the observation that many eminent Supreme Court justices have believed that Congress can limit the president’s firing authority, Kavanaugh pointed out that many eminent of the court’s justices have believed the opposite.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
The Santa Monica City Council agreed earlier this week to pay a settlement to the family of a Black entrepreneur whose land the city acknowledged was unfairly taken through eminent domain during the 1950s.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
A few days later, he dragged the most eminent regent, a seventy-one-year-old San Francisco lawyer named Garrett McEnerney, over to the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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