candidate
Example Sentences
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Hantavirus is a “low-incidence, structurally small market,” Evercore said, while a “mRNA hantavirus candidate remains very early stage.”
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
At the time, Latino voters made up 56% of the district, but every Latino school board candidate had lost since at least 1995, the lawsuit said.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Perfuse’s lead drug candidate is an experimental treatment for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy currently being tested in mid-stage clinical trials, Bayer said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
As a former British citizen, Hilton said he is the only candidate who has experienced government-run healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Former World Champion Boris Spassky once said that he dreamt about chess, and David Bronstein, a World Championship candidate, talked about playing whole games in his sleep—ones he could reproduce the next morning.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing candidate
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 2
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