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From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
If Fedorov and Syrskiy can’t work together, then reinstating Fedorov would require dismissing his top general, whom he handpicked for the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In December, President Trump’s name was installed on the exterior of the center the day after his handpicked board of trustees voted to change the institution’s name to the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The richest old man in Omaha and his handpicked successor are not predicting a crash.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Even the project director of Socios en Salud—a small, studious Peruvian doctor named Jaime Bayona, handpicked by Jim Kim to run daily operations—told him so.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
