candidate
Example Sentences
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So he joins a slim minority in accusing Rinna, Underwood’s favored Traitor candidate – and the right suspect, finally – risking his trusted place among the small circle of the guilty.
From Salon
Those same NBA people said that the Clippers are looking for a pick-and-roll oriented point guard and that John Collins’ name has been mentioned as a trade candidate.
From Los Angeles Times
A total of 3,406 candidates have registered their names for the direct seats, according to the commission.
From Barron's
Is it a Hall of Fame’s role to re-litigate past controversies, including ones in which candidates have already paid a penalty?
It is also looking at the idea of adopting ranked choice voting, where voters list all of the candidates in order of preference, and switching the city to a multi-year budget process.
From Los Angeles Times
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