nomination
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Paul W. Downs, “Hacks” “I still can’t believe Nick Offerman never picked up an Emmy nomination for playing breakfast-loving libertarian Ron Swanson on ‘Parks and Recreation.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Sarah Pidgeon carried ‘Love Story,’ and Sarah Snook and Claire Danes are both past Emmy winners that were on very watchable crime thrillers, so their chances of landing a nomination are also pretty strong.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The leaders of Holyrood's five other parties also stood for the role, but the SNP's comfortable election victory made Swinney's nomination a virtual certainty.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Kevin Warsh won the Fed chair nomination with a double-barreled policy agenda for the central bank: lower interest rates and a smaller Fed balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He’d beaten out seven primary opponents and earned more than half the vote to win the nomination.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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