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vote

[voht] / voʊt /




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But several political parties have said they will vote against the bill.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The ruling Adilet party won more than 70 percent of the vote, handing it most of the parliament's 145 seats, while four other parties also secured representation.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Public-minded in other ways, Ives promoted a constitutional amendment to allow Americans to vote directly on legislation, but nothing came of it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“The right to vote is the right from which all other rights flow. It’s fundamental. We need to protect it.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Two cuco attacks in two towns, during a vote involving Spares, was fishy enough on its own, but three was a conspiracy.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

There are over 100,000 Jews in Michigan, and Rogers lost his 2024 Senate race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin by less than 20,000 votes.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

During the “Power Hour” between 1-2 p.m. from Aug. 20 to Sept. 25, votes count double per category.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

JBS also expects the proposal would require the approval of a majority of the votes cast by holders Pilgrim’s common stock that it does not already own.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

His closest challenger, Brian Mundubile, had 1,030,662 votes in a field of 14 hopefuls.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

This ended up splitting Republican votes between Roosevelt and Taft, which allowed the Democratic hopeful, Woodrow Wilson, to win the election.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

About 64% of the engineering unit and 72% of the technical unit voted to reject the contract offer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz fired his economy minister on Friday after legislators voted to remove him for failing to appear before Congress to answer questions about his handling of a severe economic crisis.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace said Friday its members also voted to allow the union’s negotiation team to authorize a strike until its concerns are addressed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

One of Bailey's favourite examples, he recalls, was a council that voted for a motion supporting freedom of information - in private.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

They were fearful that if she voted her conscience she would make women appear weak, which could compromise the suffrage campaign.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

County and state officials are gaming out responses to immigration raids near voting centers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

As of June 9, Wolf Pen represented 102 million of the company’s roughly 168 million outstanding Class A voting shares, securities filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Uefa led opposition to the plan, with its members voting to boycott World Cups unless it was scrapped.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

"Celebrities are voting for the Greek summer!" public broadcaster ERT said on Friday, devoting a report to these stars from across the Atlantic.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

The youngsters were standing silently outside the courthouse, displaying crayoned signs urging equal voting rights, when the sheriff ordered them to follow him down the street.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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