first chair
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That battle is still being waged and helps explain why Powell, 73 years old, will stay on the Fed’s board, the first chair to do so in more than 75 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
David Kogan has been appointed as the first chair of English football's new independent regulator.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Apparently Kim's security detail - of over 100 people - were unhappy with the first chair and another one - exactly the same - was produced by the Russian side, Kommersant said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
GEORGE, Utah — Violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, who spent seven years as first chair for the National Symphony Orchestra, is now also a musical entrepreneur of sorts.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
I’ll go to the most esteemed music conservatory on the East Coast—the Juilliard School—and from there, it’s only a matter of time before I reach my ultimate goal: first chair in the New York Philharmonic.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
