candidate
Example Sentences
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A poll published by the 21 Research Agency, a pro-democracy think tank, earlier this week showed the Tisza candidate pulling ahead in most of its 20 swing districts.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Orange Lutheran coach RJ Farrell saw his team fight back from adversity, and in the Texas-bound Murrietta, he has an MVP candidate capable of igniting the Lancers with his bat, glove and leadership skills.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The vote on Friday across the upper and lower houses of parliament in the capital Naypyidaw saw Min Aung Hlaing secure a huge margin over the second-place candidate in a three-person race.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
If development continues as expected, it could be operational by the end of the decade and serve as a strong candidate for launching a Uranus mission.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
And the very notion that a candidate should openly solicit votes violated the principled presumption that such behavior itself represented a confession of unworthiness for national office.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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