elect
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Keep in mind that you don’t have to elect net unrealized appreciation on all of your shares.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
On November 9, they will appear before the ILO's governing body, which will then elect the new leader by secret ballot on November 16.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“If you want to elect someone knowing they have someone that’s connected, it’s the voters’ choice,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
That will remain an issue whether he remains at Chelsea or Manchester City elect to revive their interest and attempt to reunite him with his former manager Enzo Maresca before deadline day on 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It never entered her head that they would elect her beauty queen of the carnival pandemonium.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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
Manny wins the coin toss and elects to receive.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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At the time, a beaming Trump praised the newly elected mayor and predicted he would do a “very good job.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Jenner, who served as Thomas's deputy alongside her role as Senedd member for Bangor Conwy Môn, said it was an honour to be elected to the top job.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
At Monday’s press conference, Trump recalled his November meeting with Mamdani, saying the then-newly elected mayor was hesitant about moving into Gracie Mansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"We should have a model where we have broader people elected to it who can feed in all those issues into a Yorkshire-wide parliament. That, to me, is only a good thing," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
At twenty-three years old, he was elected to the New York State Assembly.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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In 2026, your mother can contribute up to $95,000 in one go by electing to front-load five years of annual gift-tax exclusions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
They were also electing 226 seats in parliament.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their analysis found that every method for electing a national legislature involves compromises, usually among local representation, national proportionality, and the total number of parliamentary seats.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
"I believe in the democratic tradition of electing local authorities and for those authorities to be accountable to the people that elect them," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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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Election Lingo
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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