candidates

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The platform prohibits political candidates from making bets in markets related to their own elections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Right now that looks to be incumbent Mayor Bass, making it an uphill climb for Raman and other candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The spending figures cited above include pages run by parties, leaders, candidates and local branches – but only adverts targeted at people in Wales.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

They rank candidates in order of preference and a contender needs 50 percent to win.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Of the thousands of species that our ancestors hunted and gathered, only a few were suitable candidates for farming and herding.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari