runoff
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Multiple US media outlets, including CNN and NBC News, projected Raman had secured enough votes to advance to the runoff despite the primary ballot count remaining ongoing.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Ballots from California’s jungle primary last week are still being counted, but dark-horse Democrat Xavier Becerra has secured a spot in the November runoff for governor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Hydee Feldstein Soto failed to make the runoff, trailing Deputy Atty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
As of this writing, the race for the second runoff spot, the one that would put Pratt on the November ballot against incumbent Karen Bass, remains genuinely uncertain.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Sometimes the ponds receive not only contaminated runoff but also a direct dose as crop-dusting pilots neglect to shut off the duster in passing over a pond.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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