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[past] / pæst /




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Past Republican candidates, including businessman John Cox in 2018 and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman in 2010, have self-financed their campaigns with their vast fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Past performance on at least one of those measures seems to have some predictive value, Bendable found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

First Past the Post continues to be used for UK general elections and elections to English councils.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Past midnight, a star streaks across the sky.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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