governor

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After cooling gradually for much of the past year, the labor market may be showing signs of stabilizing, Federal Reserve governor Philip Jefferson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor, to succeed Powell.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Police were initially quoted as saying two attackers had died, but local governor Davut Gul later clarified that only one had been killed.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In 1998, Democratic multimillionaire Al Checchi who had been the co-chair of Northwest Airlines spent $40 million of his wealth on an unsuccessful run for governor, also a record at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I love my mother, my father, all my sisters and brothers, my abuela and abuelo, all my cousins, the governor of Puerto Rico, Doña Lola, my teacher.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago