candidate
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Polanski previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote" in a video on 3 May.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The clip from the Porter-Granholm call was the second unflattering video of the candidate to surface last fall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
An MVP candidate has come of age on the biggest stage, delivering numbers, highlights, and importantly, attitude, and putting the rest of the league on permanent notice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The role comes with a £136,112 salary, with the successful candidate required to resign their party membership to take up the neutral post.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The disarming simplicity of the statement, combined with its quasi-Delphic character, has made the Farewell Address a perennial candidate for historical commentary.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Election Lingo
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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