candidates
Example Sentences
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Hicks’ rare public move urging low-polling Democratic candidates, which included every minority candidate of color in the race, to consider their viability sparked widespread controversy during the primary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The front-runner was Francesca Hong, a State Assemblywoman and DSA member who, according to the scant few surveys conducted, held a dominant lead over the moderate candidates in the field.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Pocognoli is one of several candidates to have been spoken to by Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell and Craig Mulholland, who was appointed as the association's chief football officer in May.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He condemned the other parties for not fielding candidates, saying it was "disrespectful to Clacton".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Before 1880, presidential candidates did not directly campaign for themselves.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
