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congressional

[kuhn-gresh-uh-nl, kuhng-] / kənˈgrɛʃ ə nl, kəŋ- /


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The "framework agreement," which the Pentagon said would "modernize and expand" the F-35 program, still requires congressional approval and funding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gallant is the 37-year-old openly gay Democrat running for Congress in New York’s first congressional district, out on eastern Long Island, against the Republican incumbent Nick LaLota.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Seven midterm congressional candidates stopped by the Journal’s D.C. bureau to speak with reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Federal authorities say they are investigating "potentially hazardous" letters containing "suspicious substances" that have been sent to congressional and state election offices around the US.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

From the start, the prospect of congressional representatives reaching an easy consensus on the location was problematic at best.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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