official

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They’d targeted the church because they said the pastor, David Easterwood, was a senior ICE official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The presence of Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, who is his grandfather's bodyguard, on the front row when Diaz-Canel disclosed the US-Cuba talks raised eyebrows as he holds no official government title.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Some investors speculate about forthcoming entrants ahead of the official announcement and buy up shares, on the expectation that they could rise if a company is named to the index.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"To convey messages to Iran, getting a response in a reasonable time is not possible," the official said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A fifty-eight-year-old Soviet official named Nikita Khrushchev watched the whole scene.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin