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politician

[pol-i-tish-uhn] / ˌpɒl ɪˈtɪʃ ən /


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One thing that’s stood out to me is the way Pappas seems to actually decenter himself in these settings, which you don’t need me to tell you is unusual for a politician.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Local media reports the dispersal of the motorcade soon afterward, while the driver of the middle vehicle -- usually transporting the politician -- rolls down the window and shows that no one is on board.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Isn’t that what we want from any politician, especially in a city where 56% of residents live in a household that speaks a language other than English?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He says it is “a new phenomenon—in its scale, its nature, and its nihilistic and desperate character. And the fact is, no politician seems ready to confront it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the politician, at other times, eager to do good for man, may sneer at the artist because the art product cannot be used by him.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

If only other politicians would learn from the examples set by Eisenhower, JFK, George W. Bush and Golda Meir—leaders who didn’t duck the hard fights and who accepted responsibility when things went wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Senior Green politicians, including leader Zack Polanski, MPs and peers, made clear their suggestions in a letter to Healey.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Let’s use this moment to confront a culture that disbelieves children, blames victims, and protects those who abuse them—and demand better from our politicians, our institutions, and ourselves.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

While the term is not necessarily a racial slur in Hebrew, the remark drew widespread condemnation from opposition politicians and from Netanyahu himself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“We hear a lot of talk from politicians about the importance of family values,” he wrote.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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