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His best finish came in 1976, when he netted just shy of 59,000 votes, though the exact count is contested.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Most sellers can no longer count on a swift sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Social Security retirement benefits and Social Security Disability Insurance count as income for Medicaid eligibility, even if parts of that money are non-taxable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
A preliminary vote count started after voting closed on Sunday evening and continued into this week.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Maybe someone on shore will hear us. I’ll count to three, and we’ll yell together. One. Two. Three. HELP!”
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
The researchers combined genetic evidence with physical traits, including differences in scale counts, to distinguish L. slashi from related snakes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is the deal that counts, not the values it promotes or undermines.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The tool counts federal, state and local taxes, as well as income that athletes must pay other states when they travel for away games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I am still not sure whether Tottenham being at home counts as an advantage.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s kind of adorable how every minute counts for him.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
For example, aggressive knitting now won’t be counted as steps—and stroller walking will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
I hadn’t counted them up — shame on me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
My friend Tamia Boyd said she didn’t know that mild tartar buildup on the teeth of her 11-year-old Maltese-Yorkie-poodle mix, Piper, counted as a pre-existing condition.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
And, by the only measure that has ever counted to me, completely, joyfully, permanently at home.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
I counted on her small-minded interference in the day-to-day running of the school to keep attention diverted elsewhere, while I searched for the information I needed.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The NFL has already raised concerns to the research company about changes to its methodology in counting viewers, as the first week of games are down significantly compared to a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
How well you do always depends largely on when you start counting and when you stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We are counting on broad international consolidation to continue working toward the complete demilitarisation of space," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
That could allow scientists to recover useful details that would be impossible to identify using ordinary electron counting alone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nancy had been counting the days until Saturday.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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