representative
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He also made a mark as the MLB players union’s National League player representative during a mid-season strike in 1981.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
“When you look at the VXN chart and how it’s behaved this year, it’s more representative of the volatility that’s we’ve seen — both up and down,” Treacy said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
JoAnna Mendoza, representative elect for Arizona’s 6th congressional district.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
“He’s coming at a critical time,” said Martin Lucero, a representative of Andar and son of the founder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Some representative examples: “Oh, my brother-in-law went to school there, too, and my friend’s son cuts the principal’s lawn, and my neighbor’s daughter knows a girl who once was a cheerleader for the school.”
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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At trade shows, English-speaking representatives pitched him on their chairs, couches and beds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Outside the hospital where the injured were taken, two representatives of the leftist Aegean Workers' Collective were arrested while trying to make a statement about workplace safety issues, a group spokesman said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
The club has encouraged local representatives and authorities to continue to prioritise rivers and direct resources towards improving water quality and preventing further incidents.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The effort involved 20 professional organizations, 18 international experts, including representatives from regulatory agencies, and two patient advocacy organizations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
He supposed, now that he saw representatives of so many nationalities in the campsite, that he had been stupid never to realize that Hogwarts couldn’t be the only one.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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