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election

[ih-lek-shuhn] / ɪˈlɛk ʃən /


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The World Cup and election cycle, as well as the kickoff of the college football and NFL seasons, “supported strong contributions from across the company,” Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

And, of course, one of the few certainties of an election is that no one knows exactly what will happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

People learned to consume election night coverage based around it.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

It has been a bruising time and one he needs to recover from quickly with just seven months until the assembly election.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It goes on to say the speaker predicted the triumphant election of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin in next month’s election ‘by a splendid popular majority.’”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Oil prices saw a steep decline Monday on hopes that a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war could be reached soon after the midterm elections, said Pavel Molchanov, an investment-strategy analyst at Raymond James.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The 9th Circuit judges in Friday’s opinion said that “this clause expressly dictates which sovereign has the authority to prescribe the manner in which congressional elections are conducted.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Despite Tuesday’s approaching elections, the episode largely limited its political satire to the cold open and a handful of “Weekend Update” jokes.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The BBC's Clive Myrie visited North Carolina where he spoke to voters about the issue ahead of the elections on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

After what seemed like weeks, I went back to school, by which time the elections had been won, the breakfasts ceased, and my classmates had found someone else to tease.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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