voted
Example Sentences
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When William Fleming, James’s brother, was voted his family’s representative for the 50 meter sprint, the pressure was palpable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
On Tuesday, probation officers voted in favour of strike action over the scheme, with probation union Napo saying 90% of its members had backed potential industrial action.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He was voted out of office in June and will be replaced in January by Joanna Francescut, the former longtime assistant registrar, whom he fired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“As I’ve thought about it over the past couple of months, I probably would have voted differently. It’s a vote that I regret,” Hayes said.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the years immediately following the flood, Boston’s citizens, most of whom were determined that such a tragedy never take place again, voted overwhelmingly to increase the budget of the city’s building department substantially.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
