Brookings
Americannoun
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Robert Somers 1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.
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a city in E South Dakota.
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Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, has made the case for several weeks that the risk premium in the oil price was exaggerated, especially since shipments through Hormuz have normalized.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
A recent report by the Brookings Center, external suggests data centres do create local jobs, although fewer than industry advocates claim.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Wendy Edelberg, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes central bankers would rather not put themselves in the middle of the political debate ahead of the midterms.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Patel, the Brookings analyst and a former Postal Regulatory Commission employee, said that more direct communication to voters could have helped change their behavior.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
At four o'clock Brookings was ushered into the private office of the master criminal, who was plainly ill at ease.
From The Skylark of Space by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
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