candidate
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Representation in these shows, however, is still far from perfect, said Nicholas Rickards, a doctoral candidate at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, whose research focuses on YA adaptations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
No, the opposition toward the candidate is viciously intense, shockingly manifold, and wide-ranging to the point of sounding almost existential.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Right‑wing candidate Keiko Fujimori led exit polls after Peru's troubled presidential election on Sunday, as police raids and claims of fraud cast a shadow over a race now heading to a runoff.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
To overcome this limitation, the team incorporated vaccine candidate proteins into nanodiscs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
In all honesty, though, Gregory was a fine candidate, and the appointment seems to have been made largely on merit, not just because of Halley’s unconventional religious views.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing candidate
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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