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elect

[ih-lekt] / ɪˈlɛkt /


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When its researchers asked Anthropic's Claude why voters should elect Representative Don Davis from North Carolina, the chatbot listed "former school superintendent" among his credentials, confusing him with a different person.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Debbie Almontaser, a longtime Muslim community organizer who helped elect Mamdani, wasn’t surprised by the confrontation.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Other options include the additional member system, a hybrid model that combines first-past-the-post with regional party lists that is used to elect members of the Scottish Parliament.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Of course I’m talking about Fat Bear Week, the annual event in which people elect — well, yes, the fattest bear.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Or should he put the dream in jeopardy and elect to have the surgery done on Boobie now, before it was too late, before there was more physical and psychological damage?

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The second person takes the shares out in kind and elects net unrealized appreciation treatment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Agnes Forsthoffer, the speaker of parliament, is temporarily serving as head of state until parliament elects a new president.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Each Texas county elects its own slate of local officials, which is why state law requires voters to register where they live.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

He also chaired the committee that elects McKinsey’s senior partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The Gathering elects Runners, and if you think I’m tough, they’d laugh in your face.”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Rhun ap Iorwerth is a former BBC journalist and was first elected as a Senedd Member in 2013.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

That’s a problem for the outgoing Congress, before the newly elected members are sworn in next year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

First-time public company directors also made up fewer newly elected corporate directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Hinojosa rarely acknowledges the history-making potential of her campaign as a Latina in a state that has never elected a Latino to the governor’s mansion.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

If a black person can be elected president, can’t a black person do just about anything now?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Among Latino voters, 40% believed electing a Latino governor would ease fear in their communities, but 43% disagreed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the main event for voters will be electing members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the two chambers that make up Congress.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Thad Kousser, a UC-San Diego political science professor, said that electing election skeptics to office doesn’t necessarily mean that they will throw a wrench into the process.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

If the stock trades at $80, that means electing it only on lots with a basis of $16 or less.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Does anyone wish to talk quietly and in turn, first about this Milagro Land and Water Protection Association, and second about electing leaders?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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