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[sen-it] / ˈsɛn ɪt /






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Also, how do you see yourself addressing this anti-war, pro-peace facet of your work should you be elected to the state senate?

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Talks between Ottawa and Washington “are pretty firmly stuck,” said Steve Verheul, the former chief Canadian trade negotiator, in testimony last week before the country’s senate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

After a dramatic chase up the senate stairs on the same day, government agents who failed to arrest him later paused the effort as the senate leadership gave him sanctuary.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Back in February, an otherwise dry senate hearing took an unexpected turn when a flustered treasury official confirmed a little known fact: Australia gets more tax from beer than gas exports.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

When he’d first approached me about running for state senate years earlier, there had been only two of us to think about.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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