candidate
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Having claimed to have knocked on every door in the constituency several times, as Reform UK has, team Burnham's approach is to send their candidate to speak to undecided voters personally, often about local issues.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Bob Sanguinetti, the Port of Aberdeen's chief executive, wants the successful candidate to call for a more "robust and holistic energy strategy".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Neither candidate supports the controversial Billionaire’s Tax Act.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But students of the tournament often cite another candidate for that distinction—and it also happened to come at the Azteca, 16 years earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
For a number of reasons, Gene Park was a likely candidate, and so he decided to examine these loans that AIG FP was insuring a bit more closely.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing candidate
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