familiar
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had indicated to colleagues he was optimistic that Powell would depart when his term as chair ended—until the subpoenas landed, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Some were also destroyed by Israeli secret agents on the ground, people familiar with the operation said.
Bovino’s approach, however, rankled many career officials at DHS and especially inside ICE, the agency primarily responsible for arresting and deporting immigrants in the country illegally, according to people familiar with the matter.
What some of these executives didn’t know, according to people familiar with the deal, was that the first lady had already picked her guy: Brett Ratner, the director of the “Rush Hour” franchise.
To start with the familiar: The example I drove at the media event near San Diego last week felt impressively solid and soundly made, with door slams resonating with Honda’s trademark timbre.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
