nomination
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Holyrood Academy said it was "thrilled" with Kennard's nomination.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
A McKenna nomination to the Kroger board isn’t moving forward, according to people familiar with the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Alawieh, one of the people who spent the 2024 convention pressing Democrats for a Palestinian speaker, recently won the Democratic nomination for a Michigan state Senate seat.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Heat Wave” scored the group a Grammy nomination for best R&B recording for 1964 and made the trio the first Grammy-nominated Motown group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I am going to put Benjamin’s name in nomination for president of 4B. Are there any other nominations?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Since its 2020 release, “Promising Young Woman” has become a lightning rod for heated conversation — quite a far cry from its initially warm reception, which led to five Oscar nominations and one win.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
It ran for 600 episodes and received two Bafta nominations.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Orelien was the toast of the French-language literary world earlier this month, with his migration-themed story "It Was Either That or Die" selling fast and picking up prize nominations and translation deals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The company secured 219 nominations from 26 automakers by mid-2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I'm also relatively certain other teenagers in my neighborhood did not wake up at 5:00 in the morning, along with publicists and studio heads, just so they could watch the Oscar nominations announced live.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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