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Studying at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony’s summer home, MTT won the Koussevitzky Prize in 1969 and, with the encouragement of Leonard Bernstein, was appointed assistant conductor to music director William Steinberg.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Yared is standing in for Stephen Miran, who left the CEA in September when Trump appointed him to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Six directors were appointed from the second-place list put forward by the departing board, and one from a third list presented by institutional investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The 10 experts are UN Special Rapporteurs - independent human rights specialists appointed by the UN Human Rights Council - and four four members of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“And he made arrangements for your brother to be appointed for his wife’s estate?”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann