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Example Sentences
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The public ultimately expects journalists, scholars and elected officials to behave ethically.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Garcia said foreign influence is something that local governments should be training their elected officials and staff members to watch for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
These included Akane, 70, an ICC judge since 2018 who was elected as the court's president in March 2024.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Until someone or something wins out, though, states, utilities, and elected officials remain unprepared for the worst.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
In 1888, his father, Robert Emmett White, was elected sheriff of Travis County, Texas, which included Austin, then a city of fewer than fifteen thousand people.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
