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campaign

[kam-payn] / kæmˈpeɪn /


NOUN
in video and role-play games, the overarching story
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As early vote tallies looked favorable for her campaign on Tuesday night, Raman reminded supporters at an outdoor election-watch party that Los Angeles had once been capable of monumental feats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Hopelessness can be fatal for a city, but this campaign refused to accept that."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The day after Raman announced her run, Conover and others were in Raman’s backyard ADU helping set up the campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The 21-year-old striker, who like Kane started at Tottenham before being sold to Middlesbrough this summer for £20m, has scored 15 goals in all competitions so far this campaign.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Garfield hadn't concerned himself with assassination risks, though he received some death threats by mail during his campaign.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

But “he worked 110% and he never gave up” during both the 2022 and 2026 campaigns, said Celines, who brought cheerleading pom-poms to shake for her husband Tuesday evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

At a time when many people’s taste is shaped by YouTube videos, TikTok shorts and Instagram posts, companies hire influencers and deploy sophisticated social-media and marketing campaigns to gain a measure of notice from consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

DR Congo has repeatedly condemned Rwanda's high-profile international sports deals, including with the NBA, European football clubs and Formula 1, asking them to end their campaigns.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some seemed happy to cast their vote after months of politicians' campaigns.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Some friends and allies, including Howard Hiatt, felt Farmer should be spending more of his time on worldwide health campaigns, much less in clinical practice.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

At least two Democrats who won Senate seats Tuesday, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Troy Jackson in Maine, campaigned on removing that cap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

He campaigned with Zohran Mamdani during his whirlwind trip to Gracie Mansion.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Talarico and Hinojosa both campaigned on tighter regulations for AI data centers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Martin - whose father was a plumber - has campaigned for tougher sentencing for tool thefts.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In 1957, the former Marine test pilot had campaigned fiercely— and unsuccessfully—to be the first of the Mercury Seven to navigate to the heavens.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

For Luna, campaigning has meant long hours away from his loved ones, so he’s excited to be able to focus solely on his work as sheriff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

After months of campaigning and billions of dollars spent on the US midterms, election day is finally here.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Last week's crash, along with another disaster earlier this year, have overshadowed campaigning for the ballot, in which Sanchez is trailing in opinion polls.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

And then I guess maybe if that were to happen, then maybe the negative campaigning was the way to do it.”

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Great commanders often have these plain, campaigning bedrooms—they say that the Duke of Wellington used to sleep on a camp bed at Walmer Castle—with nothing in them except perhaps a chair, or an old trunk.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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