candidate
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The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In 2018, for example, it was announced that there was a new candidate for a dwarf planet orbiting the Sun, known as 2017 OF201.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite Pashinyan developing, good-natured relationship with European leaders, Armenia doesn't even have EU candidate status yet, and membership of the bloc is still a long way off.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Thinking it was a supporter, the candidate extended his hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A sunburnt, overgrown candidate for confirmation gazes at me in astonishment.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Election Lingo
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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