candidates

Example Sentences

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Some employers have cooled on hiring candidates with graduate degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Those efforts could be bolstered by the governor’s race, which features prominent Latino candidates, including former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The top two candidates, Letlow and Fleming, will face off again in late June as neither won a simple majority.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

They rank candidates in order of preference and a contender needs 50 percent to win.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The candidates for citizenship are called to recite an oath.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins