electing

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That document laid out strategies for electing centrists to the council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The five-time champion from Norway had dominated the classical game for nearly a decade, before electing not to defend his title.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In addition to elections in around 5,000 seats across 136 local councils in England, voters in Scotland and Wales are electing representatives to their national parliaments.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But Congress has since replaced his old ally, five-time prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, 79, electing 49‑year‑old Gagan Thapa as its new leader in January.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

One morning in Mirebalais, they both skipped church, electing instead to watch the heavy downpour from Père Lafontant’s empty rectory.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French