brain trust
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The council tends to serve as a brain trust to the White House on key issues around scientific developments, and the members typically reflect the priorities of the sitting president.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Rexford Tugwell, Felix Frankfurter, Adolf Berle—acolytes of the brain trust that encircled the president—were plucked from schools like Columbia and Harvard.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
“There’s like a brain trust over there that he cultivates.”
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024
West would go on to win in Memphis and as a consultant with the Golden State Warriors before finishing his career as a valued part of the Clippers’ brain trust.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024
But being sent to sit with the brain trust located on the second floor of the building meant getting a close look at one of the most important and powerful groups at the laboratory.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
