candidacy
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Flavio’s candidacy has been presented as a less extreme and more socially normative version of his father’s policies, according to Dorson.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Even Graham Platner, the scruffy Maine oyster farmer, was winning Obama-esque praise before his Senate candidacy imploded.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
When the country's new president Abelardo de la Espriella took office August 7, the news was celebrated by US President Donald Trump, who backed the flamboyant right-winger's candidacy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
“The motive became clear on Feb. 17, 2025, when Bianco announced his candidacy for Governor of California,” his lawsuit read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Throughout my entire PhD candidacy, he was hypercritical of my work.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
His rapid ascension is proof that in an era of intense load management, increasingly specialized bullpens and near-ubiquitious arm injuries, a massive shift is underway in how voters evaluate pitchers’ candidacies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Finance ministers from the 20 countries sharing the single currency had until Friday to submit their candidacies for the job.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Multiple opposition figures, including 2018 runner-up Maurice Kamto, as well as Joshua Osih, Akere Muna, and Cabral Libii, have also announced their candidacies.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Their candidacies present voters with a provocative choice: Should Oaklanders choose a seasoned public servant who delivered for the district during her decades in the nation’s capital?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
It seemed hardly more than one of the "favorite son" candidacies which every canvass knows in plenty.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by George Spring Merriam
