candidate
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If he remains the sole candidate, he could become the next prime minister as early as 20 July.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Among those bringing the case was Vice President JD Vance, who joined when he was running for the Senate in 2022 and is now considered a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
The acquisition of privately held Kartos adds navtemadlin, a drug candidate for myelofibrosis—a rare blood cancer—currently in late-stage clinical trials, to Ipsen’s late-stage oncology pipeline, Ipsen said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
"I'm pleased that actually what it looks like is we're probably going to have just the one candidate in Andy Burnham," Powell told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
An unlikely candidate would turn the quantum hypothesis from a peculiarity to an accepted fact.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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