elected

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For decades, elected officials have not had to focus on the film and TV business, let alone turn it into a campaign issue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The first pope from the United States, elected in May 2025, will notably travel to Paris for a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations' culture agency UNESCO, the Vatican said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Before becoming Greater Manchester mayor in 2017, he was elected four times as MP for the Leigh constituency.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Reform's opponents have said he should have declared it in the MPs' register of interests when he was elected to Parliament in 2024.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The former editorialist for television station WRAL, Raleigh-Durham, was elected to the U.S.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson