nomination
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The leaders of Holyrood's five other parties also stood for the role, but the SNP's comfortable election victory made Swinney's nomination a virtual certainty.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Kevin Warsh won the Fed chair nomination with a double-barreled policy agenda for the central bank: lower interest rates and a smaller Fed balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Warsh's nomination will now go to President Trump's desk for final approval.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
I started working in legal journalism right as Trump took office, which meant that one of the first major news stories I covered was Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court and his confirmation hearings.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
Besides Grant and Blaine, the other candidate seeking the nomination was John Sherman of Ohio, a former U.S. senator and the current secretary of treasury under President Hayes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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