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The annual Governors Awards, launched in 2009, recognize lifetime achievement and significant contributions to filmmaking and the motion picture industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Records show that DHS One, the name of the jet used by the secretary, was used for Noem’s trip to the Republican Governors Association in Nashville.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“If you only pay that minimum balance, you may never pay off the credit-card debt,” said Schuh, who previously worked for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Reserve Banks have a history of innovative research, including ideas likely to challenge the prevailing wisdom promoted by the staff of the Fed’s Board of Governors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Others honored Lord Dunmore, our liberator, most generous of Governors, bravest of commanders.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson