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Neugebauer called a shareholder meeting in April to vote on new directors he is nominating to the board, but Fermi’s new leadership canceled it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nominating Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the next US central bank chief.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The American Geophysical Union, meanwhile, is nominating American scientists to work on reports by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a task that was traditionally carried out by the federal government.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating Linda McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul and small-business champion with minimal schools experience, as secretary of Education.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

There has been an earthquake at Havre, the cholera is at F�camp; Arnal is leaving the Gymnase, and the Academy is nominating the Duke de Noailles as Chateaubriand's successor.

From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Hugo, Victor