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
Looks like the Dodger brain trust will again be playing musical chairs with Mookie Betts.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024
“There’s like a brain trust over there that he cultivates.”
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024
After seeing other tycoons grow bored with their lavish art collections and swanky mansions, Fabyan had invested his own millions in a private brain trust.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
