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All three gave the maximum $1,800 contributions to their chosen candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

At one stage the area was short-listed for a prototype fusion energy plant but Nottinghamshire was chosen instead.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Church’s phrase “this glorious country,” which Ms. Johnson has felicitously chosen for her title, refers not jingoistically to the U.S. but to the beauty of the countryside around his upstate farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But rational investors also know that markets can behave irrationally, and historians have filled books with examples of world leaders who have chosen to irrationally launch or extend wars, even at great economic cost.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“You’ll be happy to know,” Kumu Whitman continues, “that I’ve chosen your groups for you.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila