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campaign

[kam-peyn] / kæmˈpeɪn /


NOUN
in video and role-play games, the overarching story
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Brackpool hobnobbed with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who received campaign contributions from him and Cadiz.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

His shock-and-awe campaign may have lost its thunderous momentum, but the offensive never stopped.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

"But what is missing is any explanation as to why it did not occur to those making the allegations that the £1.5m represents spending by the campaign."

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Last year, a campaign called “Malört Tastes Like” featured consumer comparisons to “fermented back sweat” and “moist dumpster residue.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But the Allied forces had superior numbers and equipment, and the Normandy campaign proved disastrous for the Germans.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The elder Ellison, one of the world's richest men, is a close ally of Trump and a major donor to his political campaigns.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

In other news, Talarico’s campaign announced this week that he raised $30 million from April to June, a record for Senate campaigns in the second quarter of an election year.

From Slate Jul. 11, 2026

But neither midfielder is currently viewed as a realistic sale after campaigns disrupted by fitness problems.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Those campaigns required immense industrial capacity, thousands of aircraft, enormous logistics and, eventually, command of the air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

All around me the JumboTrons blare their colorful campaigns, the sound of their ads distorted and jolty from the city speakers.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader, campaigned side-by-side with Platner during his bid for governor, and came in third.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The first prime minister born in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Carney was an unlikely radical, a picture of the global elite Trump campaigned against.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

His daughter, Grace Jin Drexel, a U.S. citizen, had campaigned for her father’s freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

The premier paid tribute to survivors who had campaigned for the apology and the "extraordinary courage with which they have shared their harrowing testimonies and fought for the truth time and time again".

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Their motto was ‘yes we can,’ long before Barack Obama campaigned with that slogan.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

Graham had served in the Senate since 2003 after four terms in the House of Representatives and was campaigning for another six-year term after winning South Carolina’s Republican primary last month.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

But Mills had to be dragged into running the first time, and that reticence showed in her campaigning ability.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

He has also suggested it was a "reward" for campaigning for Brexit and told broadcaster LBC he could "spend it on Ferraris" if he wanted.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

“I believe him when he speaks,” said Yacob Ohana, 63, who is campaigning for Eisenkot in northern Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

I could treat campaigning like a hobby, picking it up when it was convenient, having some fun with it, and then getting back to my own work.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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