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Emil

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[ey-muhl, ee-muhl, ey-meel] / ˈeɪ məl, ˈi məl, ˈeɪ mil /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.


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Emil Michael, the Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, confirmed on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday that Anthropic remains blacklisted after being deemed a “supply chain risk” earlier this year.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

In an interview with CNBC, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, Emil Michael, said the department wanted to diversify the companies it worked with following its dispute with Anthropic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Emil Bove, who defended Trump in multiple criminal cases and served for a time as a top official in his Justice Department, was named to the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Emil Michael, the undersecretary of war, wrote on X Thursday that he agreed mass surveillance was unlawful, and the Department of Defense “would never do it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

He saw Emil, a painter and carpenter from Nicaragua, kneeling in a doorway, taping off a baseboard.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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