candidates

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“He forced the more conventional candidates to talk about the issues in a way that would not have been the case if he weren’t in the race,” Schnur said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Harry hopes the new MP focuses on the town's issues, but said he is unfamiliar with the candidates.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

There are seven candidates standing in the Aberdeen South by-election.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The acquisition is set to give GSK ownership of three drug candidates for lung cancer, two of which are under FDA review for approval this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

After a week of testing, flight surgeon Robert Secrest told Jerrie that not only had she passed, but she had scored in the top 2 percent of all astronaut test candidates.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson