candidate
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He had received endorsements from top Democrats, including California Sen. Adam Schiff and Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, his close friend and a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Reform has also selected a candidate who has already demonstrated they have support in the area - Conrad Ritchie took 25.9% of first-preference votes in a council by-election in Fraserburgh in November 2024.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The valuation is incredibly cheap relative to the franchise—the stock trades at a single-digit earnings multiple—and Beacon itself would be a good acquisition candidate.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
“I am not the Catholic candidate for president,” Kennedy told the group.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
“The candidate seems to know nothing about technical terminology, naming all animals in colloquial German, and avoiding systematic nomenclature,” one of the examiners wrote.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing candidate
Election Lingo
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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