candidates
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It didn't respond to a request for comment, but it has rejected suggestions that its influence is collapsing, saying hundreds of candidates it backed have won their primaries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The following month, presidential candidates must be nominated.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Listing hobbies and interests was fairly common until the mid-2010s, when recruiters told candidates to remove any references to noncore skills amid efforts to reduce bias in hiring, said King.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The group has a good bench strength of internal candidates who could throw their hats in the ring.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
She held her hand up, as she had seen other ordained candidates do.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
